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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2014-15 |
|---|---|
| Josh Smith (stretched) | $12,869,741 |
| Brandon Jennings | $8,000,000 |
| Tayshaun Prince | $7,707,865 |
| Jodie Meeks | $6,000,000 |
| Greg Monroe | $5,479,935 |
| Caron Butler | $4,500,000 |
| Joel Anthony | $3,800,000 |
| Anthony Tolliver | $3,000,000 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | $2,772,480 |
| Andre Drummond | $2,568,360 |
| Reggie Jackson | $2,204,369 |
| Shawne Williams | $1,227,985 |
| Aaron Gray (waived) | $1,227,985 |
| Cartier Martin | $1,145,685 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | $700,000 |
| John Lucas III | $269,189 |
| Quincy Miller | $183,049 |
| Quincy Miller (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| Quincy Miller (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| John Lucas III (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| John Lucas III (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| Total | $63,871,995 |
Quick: Spent over the cap.
Exceptions
- Room: $2,732,000
- Trade Exception (Kyler Singler, expiring 2/19/16) — $1,090,000
- Trade Exception (D.J. Augustin, expiring 2/19/16) — $795,631
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart*:
PG: Reggie Jackson, Spencer Dinwiddie, John Lucas III, Brandon Jennings (injured)
SG: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jodie Meeks
SF: Tayshaun Prince, Caron Butler, Cartier Martin, Quincy Miller
PF: Greg Monroe, Anthony Tolliver, Shawne Williams
C: Andre Drummond, Joel Anthony
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy (five-year, $25-30 million contract starting for 2014/15 season).
Basketball Executives:
- Stan Van Gundy — President of Basketball Operations
- Jeff Bower — General Manager
- Brian Wright — Assistant General Manager
- Ken Catanella — Directory of Basketball Operations
Pick Swaps:
- 2017 — Owe second-rounder to Utah Jazz (Reggie Jackson).
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Oklahoma City Thunder (Reggie Jackson).
Acquisitions
- 6/24/14 — Jonas Jerebko opted into the final season of his contract.
- 6/26/14 — Selected Spencer Dinwiddie (38th) in the 2014 NBA Draft.
- 6/30/14 — Gave Greg Monroe a qualifying offer.
- 7/14/14 — Signed Jodie Meeks to a three-year, $18.8 million contract.
- 7/15/14 — Signed Caron Butler to a two-year, $9 million contract (second season non-guaranteed).
- 7/15/14 — Signed D.J. Augustin to a two-year, $6 million contract.
- 7/28/14 — Signed Spencer Dinwiddie to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.5 million contract.
- 8/6/14 — Signed Cartier Martin to two-year, $2.4 million minimum contract (second season player option).
- 8/18/14 — Signed Aaron Gray to a two-year, $2.6 million minimum contract (second season player option).
- 9/3/14 — Greg Monroe signed the Pistons’ $5.5 million qualifying offer.
- 9/22/14 — Invited Lorenzo Brown to training camp on a non-guaranteed $816k minimum contract.
- 9/23/14 — Invited Hasheem Thabeet to training camp on a non-guaranteed $1.1 million minimum contract.
- 9/25/14 — Invited Brian Cook to training camp on a non-guaranteed $1.3 million minimum contract.
- 9/25/14 — Invited Josh Bostic to training camp on a non-guaranteed $507k minimum contract.
- 10/17/14 — Traded Will Bynum to the Boston Celtics for Joel Anthony.
- 10/24/14 — Picked up Andre Drummond’s fourth-year option.
- 10/24/14 — Picked up Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s third-year option.
- 12/24/14 — Traded Tony Mitchell to Phoenix Suns for Anthony Tolliver.
- 2/2/15 — Signed John Lucas III to a $72.2k, 10-day contract.
- 2/12/15 — Signed John Lucas III to a $72.2k, 10-day contract.
- 2/19/15 — Traded Jonas Jerebko and Luigi Datome to Boston Celtics for Tayshaun Prince.
- 2/19/15 — Traded D.J. Augustin, Kyle Singler and a 2019 second-rounder to Oklahoma City Thunder, and a 2017 second-rounder to Utah Jazz for Reggie Jackson.
- 2/21/15 — Signed Quincy Miller to a $53.8k, 10-day contract.
- 2/24/15 — Claimed Shawne Williams off waivers (New Orleans Hornets).
- 2/15/15 — Signed John Lucas III for the remainder of the season at $361k.
- 3/3/15 — Signed Quincy Miller to a $53.8k, 10-day contract.
- 3/13/15 — Signed Quincy Miller to a two-year, partially guaranteed $1.2 million minimum contract.
Waived Players: Chauncey Billups, Josh Harrellson, Peyton Siva, Lorenzo Brown, Josh Bostic, Hasheem Thabeet, Brian Cook, Aaron Gray (stretched), Josh Smith (stretched)
Free Agents
- None
Unsigned Picks
- None
Cash Paid ($3.3 million max): $0
Cash Received ($3.3 million max): $0
Amnesty: Unused with no remaining eligible players.
Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify Basketball Insiders Senior Writer Eric Pincus.
(Updated on 4/29/15)
