Charlotte Hornets Salary Archive – 2016/17

Quick: Spent over the cap

NBA Salary Cap: $94,143,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000

Exceptions

• Trade Exception (Troy Daniels, expiring 7/12/17) — $1,666,470
• Room: $2,898,000

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed

Depth Chart
PG: Kemba Walker, Brian Roberts, Briante Weber, Ramon Sessions (injured)
SG: Nicolas Batum, Marco Belinelli, Treveon Graham
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Jeremy Lamb
PF: Marvin Williams, Christian Wood, Johnny O’Bryant
C: Frank Kaminsky, Cody Zeller, Miles Plumlee

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Deadlines

• 6/16/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Johnny O’Bryant.
• 6/19/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Briante Weber.
• 6/24/17 — Team option on Christian Wood.
• 6/29/17 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Aaron Harrison.
• 7/12/17 — Troy Daniels trade exception expires.
• 8/1/17 — Johnny O’Bryant $1,524,305 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 8/1/17 — Briante Weber’s $1,471,382 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 10/31/17 — Team option for Frank Kaminsky.
• 1/10/18 — Treveon Graham’s $1,312,611 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 6/22/18 — Player option for Michael-Kidd Gilchrist.
• 6/29/18 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Briante Weber, Treveon Graham and Christian Wood.
• 10/31/18 — Team option for Frank Kaminsky.
• 6/29/19 — Player option for Marvin Williams.
• 6/29/19 — Qualifying offer deadline for Frank Kaminsky.
• 6/29/20 — Player option for Nicolas Batum.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates.  The NBA’s general cut-down date is approximately January 10.

Acquisitions

• 6/22/16 — Jeremy Lin opted out of the final year of his contract.
• 6/29/16 — Issued qualifying offer for Troy Daniels.
• 7/7/16 — Renounced the rights to Jeremy Lin, Al Jefferson, Jorge Gutierrez, Tyler Hansbrough, Courtney Lee, Jason Maxiell and Jeff Taylor.
• 7/7/16 — Traded the rights to Malachi Richardson (2016-22nd) to Sacramento Kings for Marco Belinelli.
• 7/7/16 — Signed Roy Hibbert to a one-year, $5 million contract.
• 7/7/16 — Signed Ramon Sessions to a two-year, $12.3 million contract, team option on final season.
• 7/7/16 — Signed Nicolas Batum to a five-year, $120 million contract, player option on final season.
• 7/7/16 — Signed Brian Roberts to a one-year, $1.1 million contract.
• 7/8/16 — Signed and traded Troy Daniels to Memphis Grizzlies for $250,000.
• 7/10/16 — Signed Marvin Williams to a four-year, $54.5 million contract.
• 7/14/16 — Signed Christian Wood to a two-year, $1.9 million contract, team option on second season.
• 7/25/16 — Signed Mike Tobey to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1.4 million contract ($75,000).
• 7/26/16 — Signed Treveon Graham to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1.4 million contract ($75,000).
• 9/7/16 — Signed Rasheed Sulaimon to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
• 9/7/16 — Signed Andrew Andrews to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
• 9/23/16 — Signed Perry Ellis to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
• 10/30/16 — Picked up team option on Frank Kaminsky.
• 10/31/16 — Signed Cody Zeller to a four-year, $55,625,000 contract extension.
• 1/10/17 — Trevon Graham’s $543,471 guaranteed for 2016-17.
• 2/2/17 — Traded Spencer Hawes and Roy Hibbert to Milwaukee Bucks for Miles Plumlee.
• 2/3/17 — Signed Mike Tobey to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
• 2/4/17 — Sign Ray McCallum to a 10-day $59,747 contract.
• 2/13/17 — Traded a protected second-rounder to Cleveland Cavaliers for Chris Andersen and $750,000.
• 2/13/17 — Signed Ray McCallum to an 11-day $65,722 contract.
• 2/13/17 — Signed Mike Tobey to an 11-day $35,166 contract.
• 2/24/17 — Signed Johnny O’Bryant to a 10-day $57,672 contract.
• 2/27/17 — Signed Briante Weber to a 10-day $51,449 contract.
• 3/6/17 — Signed Johnny O’Bryant to a 10-day $57,672 contract.
• 3/9/17 — Signed Briante Weber to a 10-day $51,449 contract.
• 3/16/17 — Signed Johnny O’Bryant to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,685,788 contract.
• 3/19/17 — Signed Briante Weber to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,600,005 contract.

Waived Players: Andrew Andrews, Perry Ellis, Rasheed Sulaimon, Mike Tobey, Aaron Harrison, Chris Andersen

Traded Players: Troy Daniels, Roy Hibbert, Spencer Hawes

Expired 10-Day Contracts: Ray McCallum (two), Mike Tobey (two), Johnny O’Bryant (two), Briante Weber (two)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Steve Clifford (signed three-year, $6 million contract starting for 13-14 season, extension TBD)

Assistants: Patrick Ewing (associate head coach), Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, Pat Delany, Bruce Kreutzer, Steve Hetzel

Trainer: Steve Stricker, Dennis Williams (assistant), Matt Friia (strength and conditioning)

Basketball Executives

• Rich Cho — general manager
• Chad Buchanan — assistant general manager
• Larry Jordan — director, player personnel
• Jason Rosenfeld — basketball analytics

Pick Swaps

• 2017 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Cleveland Cavaliers (Chris Andersen).
• 2018 — Owed second rounder from Brooklyn Nets (Juan Pablo Vaulet).  Pick may instead be from Cleveland Cavaliers (Andrei Kirilenko).
• 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Memphis Grizzlies (Courtney Lee).

Unsigned Draft Picks

• First-rounders: None
• Second-rounders: None

Free Agents

• None

Cash Paid ($3.5 million max): $0

Cash Received ($3.5 million max): $250,000 from Memphis Grizzlies (Troy Daniels); $750,000 from Cleveland Cavaliers (Chris Andersen) — $2.5 million remaining

Trade Kickers

• None

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses, under certain circumstances.

D-League Affiliate: Greensboro Swarm (Noel Gillespie coach)

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(Updated on 4/20/17)