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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2016-17 |
|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | $25,000,000 |
| Harrison Barnes | $22,116,750 |
| Wesley Matthews | $17,145,838 |
| Deron Williams (waived) | $9,000,000 |
| Dwight Powell | $8,375,000 |
| Nerlens Noel | $4,384,490 |
| Devin Harris | $4,227,996 |
| J.J. Barea | $4,096,950 |
| Seth Curry | $2,898,000 |
| Quincy Acy (waived) | $1,050,961 |
| DeAndre Liggins | $1,015,696 |
| Salah Mejri | $874,636 |
| A.J. Hammons | $650,000 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | $543,471 |
| Nicolas Brussino | $543,471 |
| Jonathan Gibson (waived) | $543,471 |
| Maurices N’dour (waived) | $437,318 |
| Gal Mekel (waived) | $315,759 |
| Yogi Ferrell | $207,798 |
| Jonathan Gibson (waived) | $137,466 |
| Kyle Collinsworth (waived) | $70,000 |
| Jarrod Uthoff | $47,953 |
| Manny Harris (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Manny Harris (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Pierre Jackson (waived) | $41,560 |
| Pierre Jackson (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Pierre Jackson (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Ben Bentil (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Quinn Cook (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Yogi Ferrell (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Jarrod Uthoff (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Jarrod Uthoff (expired 10-day) | $31,969 |
| Jameel Warney (waived) | $20,000 |
| Total | $104,083,710 |
Quick: Cap space spent
NBA Salary Cap: $94,143,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000
Exceptions
- Room Exception: $0 (Seth Curry)
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart
PG: Yogi Ferrell, J.J Barea
SG: Seth Curry, Devin Harris, DeAndre Liggins
SF: Wesley Matthews, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nicolas Brussino, Jarrod Uthoff
PF: Harrison Barnes, Dwight Powell
C: Dirk Nowitzki, Nerlens Noel, Salah Mejri, A.J. Hammons
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Deadlines
- 5/7/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on DeAndre Liggins.
- 5/17/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Yogi Ferrell.
- 6/24/17 — Team option on DeAndre Liggins, if taken, his salary guarantees for $26,773.
- 6/24/17 — Team option on Yogi Ferrell.
- 6/29/17 — Team option on Dirk Nowitzki.
- 6/29/17 — Qualifying offer deadline for Nerlens Noel.
- 7/6/17 — Dorian Finney-Smith’s salary guarantees for $100,000 for 2017-18.
- 7/6/17 — Nicolas Brussino’s $1,312,611 guarantees for 2017-18.
- 7/12/17 — Salah Mejri’s $1,471,382 guarantees for 2017-18.
- 7/30/17 — Jarrod Uthoff’s salary guarantees for $200,000.
- Opening night — Jarrod Uthoff’s salary guarantees for $250,000.
- Opening night — Dorian Finney-Smith’s salary guarantees for $150,000.
- 12/5/17 — Jarrod Uthoff’s salary guarantees for $400,000.
- 12/5/17 — Dorian Finney-Smith’s salary guarantees for $200,000.
- 1/10/18 — Devin Harris’ $4,402,546 guarantees for 2017-18.
- 1/10/18 — DeAndre Liggins’ $1,577,230 guarantees for 2017-18/
- 1/10/18 — Dorian Finney-Smith and Jarrod Uthoff’s $1,312,611 guarantee for 2017-18.
- 24 hours prior to NBA draft, no later than 6/29/18 — Wesley Matthews’ player option.
- 6/29/18 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Salah Mejri, Jarrod Uthoff and Yogi Ferrell.
- Last day of moratorium — Dorian Finney-Smith and Nicolas Brussino’s $1,544,951 million guarantee for 2018-19.
- 6/29/19 — Estimated deadlines for Dwight Powell and Harrison Barnes’ player options.
- 6/29/19 — Qualifying offer deadlines for A.J. Hammons, Nicolas Brussino and Dorian Finney-Smith.
Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is approximately January 10.
Acquisitions:
- 6/22/16 — Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Chandler Parsons opted out of the final years on their contracts.
- 6/23/16 — Issued qualifying offer to Dwight Powell.
- 7/7/16 — Traded Jeremy Evans, the rights to Emir Preldzic (2009-57th) and $3,227,286 to Indiana Pacers for the rights to Stanko Barac (2007-39th).
- 7/6/16 — Renounced the rights to Chandler Parsons and Charlie Villanueva.
- 7/6/16 — Removed Petteri Koponen’s cap hold for the 2016-17 season.
- 7/7/16 — Renounced the rights to Zaza Pachulia and David Lee.
- 7/7/16 — Traded a protected 2019 second-rounder to Golden State Warriors for Andrew Bogut.
- 7/7/16 — Signed Harrison Barnes to a four-year, $94.4 million contract, player option on final season.
- 7/7/16 — Signed A.J. Hammons (2016-46th) to a three-year, $2.6 million contract.
- 7/8/16 — Renounced the rights to Raymond Felton.
- 7/8/16 — Re-signed Dwight Powell to a four-year, $37.3 million contract.
- 7/8/16 — Re-signed Deron Williams to a one-year, $10 million contract ($1 million in unlikely incentives TBD).
- 7/8/16 — Signed Dorian Finney-Smith to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.5 million contract ($100,000).
- 7/12/16 — Salah Mejri’s $875k guaranteed for 2016-17.
- 7/15/16 — Signed Nicolas Brussino to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.5 million contract ($100,000).
- 7/15/16 — Signed Jonathan Gibson to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.5 million contract ($543,471).
- 7/15/16 — Signed Seth Curry to a two-year, $5.9 million contract.
- 7/20/16 — Signed Quincy Acy to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $2.2 million contract.
- 7/23/16 — Signed Kyle Collinsworth to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1.4 million contract ($70,000).
- 7/24/16 — Signed Dirk Nowitzki to a two-year, $50 million contract, team option on the final season.
- 7/27/16 — Signed Jameel Warney to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $543,471 contract ($20,000).
- 7/27/16 — Signed Keith Hornsby to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
- 9/19/16 — Signed C.J. Williams to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
- 10/17/16 — Team option for Justin Anderson.
- 10/17/16 — Signed Jaleel Cousins to a one-year, non-guaranteed $543,471 summer contract.
- 10/20/16 — Nicolas Brussino’s $905,249 guaranteed for 2016-17.
- 10/25/16 — Dorian Finney-Smith’s salary guaranteed for $150,000 for 2016-17.
- 11/17/16 — Signed Jonathan Gibson to a one-year, non-guaranteed $469,943 contract.
- 12/5/16 — Dorian Finney-Smith’s salary guaranteed for $200,000 for 2016-17.
- 12/27/16 — Signed Pierre Jackson to a two-year, non-guaranteed $1,247,316 contract.
- 1/10/17 — Dorian Finney-Smith’s $543,471 guaranteed for 2016-17.
- 1/15/17 — Signed Pierre Jackson to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 1/25/17 — Signed Pierre Jackson to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 1/28/17 — Released Pierre Jackson from his 10-day contract.
- 1/28/17 — Signed Yogi Ferrell to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 2/7/17 — Signed Yogi Ferrell to a two-year $1,520,409 contract (team option on second season).
- 2/23/17 — Traded Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson and a protected first-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers for Nerlens Noel.
- 2/26/17 — Signed Ben Bentil to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 2/26/17 — Signed Quinn Cook to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 3/9/17 — Signed Jarrod Uthoff to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 3/9/17 — Signed Manny Harris to a 10-day $59,747 contract.
- 3/19/17 — Signed Jarrod Uthoff to a 10-day $31,969 contract.
- 3/19/17 — Signed Manny Harris to a 10-day $59,747 contract.
- 3/29/17 — Signed Jarrod Uthoff to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,360,564 contract.
- 4/11/17 — Claimed DeAndre Liggins off waivers (from Cleveland Cavaliers).
Waived Players: JaVale McGee, C.J. Williams, Jameel Warney, Keith Hornsby, Kyle Collinsworth, Jonathan Gibson (twice), Jaleel Cousins, Quincy Acy, Pierre Jackson, Deron Williams
Traded Players: Jeremy Evans, Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson
Expired 10-Day Contracts: Pierre Jackson (two), Yogi Ferrell, Quinn Cook, Ben Bentil, Jarrod Uthoff (two), Manny Harris (two)
No-Trade: Dirk Nowitzki
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Rick Carlisle (through the 2020-21 season)
Assistants: Kaleb Canales, Darrell Armstrong, Jamahl Mosley, Larry Shyatt
Trainer: Casey Smith, Dionne Calhoun (assistant)
Basketball Executives
- Mark Cuban — owner
- Donn Nelson — president of basketball operations/general manager
- Keith Grant — assistant general manager
- Kristy Laue — manager of team operations
- Michael Finley — assistant vice president of basketball operations
Pick Swaps
- 2017 — Owe first-rounder (top-18 protected otherwise conveys as 2017 and 2020 second-rounders) to Philadelphia 76ers (Nerlens Noel).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Milwaukee Bucks (Zaza Pachulia).
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected, unprotected in 2020) to Golden State Warriors (Andrew Bogut). Warriors have option in 2019 to delay conveyance to 2020.
Unsigned Draft Picks:
- First-rounders: Petteri Koponen (2007-30th)
- Second rounders: Satnam Singh (2015-52nd), Stanko Barac (2007-39th), Renaldas Seibutis (2007-50th)
Free Agents
- None
Cash Paid ($3.5 million max): $3,227,286 to Utah Jazz (Jeremy Evans)
Cash Received ($3.5 million max): $0
Trade Kickers:
- Harrison Barnes — 8 percent
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses, under certain circumstances.
D-League Affiliate: Texas Legends (Coach Bob MacKinnon)
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(Updated on 4/21/17)
