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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Enes Kanter | $20,566,802 |
| Joakim Noah | $17,765,000 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | $16,500,000 |
| Courtney Lee | $11,747,890 |
| Lance Thomas | $6,655,325 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | $4,503,600 |
| Ron Baker | $4,328,000 |
| Kyle O’Quinn | $4,087,500 |
| Frank Ntilikina | $3,501,120 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | $3,381,480 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas (waived) | $3,025,035 |
| Johnny O’Bryant (waived) | $1,524,305 |
| Ramon Sessions (waived) | $1,471,382 |
| Michael Beasley | $1,471,382 |
| Jarrett Jack | $1,471,382 |
| Damyean Dotson | $1,100,000 |
| Trey Buke | $784,160 |
| Troy Williams | $222,476 |
| Marshall Plumlee (waived) | $100,000 |
| Troy Williams (expired 10-day) | $74,159 |
| Troy Williams (expired 10-day) | $74,159 |
| Nigel Hayes (waived) | $50,000 |
| Isaiah Hicks (two-way) | |
| Luke Kornet (two-way) | |
| Total | $104,405,157 |
2017-18 Team-By-Team Salary Summary
Quick: Spent over the cap.
Salary Cap: $99,093,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $119,266,000
Exceptions
- Trade Exception (Carmelo Anthony, expiring 9/25/18) — $2,381,964
- Trade Exception (Guillermo Hernangomez, expiring 2/7/19) — $1,435,750
- Room Exception: $0 (Ron Baker)
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways
Depth Chart*:
PG: Emmanuel Mudiay, Trey Burke, Jarrett Jack
SG: Courtney Lee, Frank Ntilikina, Damyean Dotson, Ron Baker (injured)
SF: Tim Hardaway Jr., Troy Williams, Lance Thomas
PF: Michael Beasley, Kristaps Porzingis (injured)
C: Enes Kanter, Kyle O’Quinn, Joakim Noah (not with team)
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
G-League Affiliate: Westchester Knicks (general manager Allan Houston, Mike Miller head coach)
Two-Way Contracts: Luke Kornet (one-year), Isaiah Hicks (one-year)
Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: $4,608/$528
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Jeff Hornacek (three-year contract starting with 2016-17 season)
Assistants: Kurt Rambis (associate head coach), Howard Eisley, Corey Gaines, Jerry Sichting
Trainer: Roger Hinds, Anthony Goenaga (assistant)
Basketball Executives
- Steve Mills — executive vice president
- Scott Perry — general manager
- Gerald Madkins — assistant general manager
- Allan Houston — assistant general manager
- Jamie Matthews — vice president, basketball operations
- Michael Acieri — director, basketball strategy
- Harold Ellis — director, player personnel
- Craig Robinson — vice president, player development and G-League operations.
- Glen Grunwald — basketball advisor
- John Gabriel — director, basketball operations
Pick Swaps
- 2018 — Owed second-rounder from Chicago Bulls (Taj Gibson, Carmelo Anthony).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Denver Nuggets (Emmanuel Mudiay) may be from Los Angeles Clippers via Philadelphia 76ers’ right to swap second-rounders (Byron Mullens, Travis Outlaw).
- 2019 — Owed second-rounder from Cleveland Cavaliers (Dion Waiters).
- 2019 — Owed lowest second-rounder from Houston Rockets (Pablo Prigioni), Cleveland Cavaliers (Dion Waiters) or Portland Trail Blazers.
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Brooklyn Nets (Travis Outlaw, Jahlil Okafor).
- 2020 — Owed second-rounder from Charlotte Hornets (Guillermo Hernangomez).
- 2020 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Guillermo Hernangomez) or Orlando Magic (Scott Perry), the higher pick of Brooklyn Nets and Knicks’ pick goes to Philadelphia, lower to Orlando.
- 2020 — Owed second-rounder from Charlotte Hornets (Guillermo Hernangomez).
- 2021 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Guillermo Hernangomez).
Cash Paid ($5.1 million max): $400,000 to Sacramento Kings (Scott Perry)
Cash Received ($5.1 million max): $0
Acquisitions
- 6/28/17 — Parted ways with president Phil Jackson.
- 6/28/17 — Issued Ron Baker a qualifying offer.
- 6/30/17 — Marshall Plumlee’s salary guaranteed at $100,000 for 2017-18.
- 7/3/17 — Signed Luke Kornet to a one-year, two-way contract.
- 7/5/17 — Signed Frank Ntilikina 2017-8th) to a $18,689,218 rookie-scale contract.
- 7/6/17 — Rescinded the qualifying offer to Ron Baker.
- 7/6/17 — Renounced the rights to Sasha Vujacic, Justin Holiday, Derrick Rose and Ron Baker.
- 7/6/17 — Signed Tim Hardaway Jr. to four-year, $70,950,000 offer sheet (unmatched by Atlanta Hawks).
- 7/14/17 — Agreed to send a 2019 second-rounder and $400,000 to Sacramento Kings to hire Scott Perry. Teams cannot make any trades through 2017-18 season.
- 8/7/17 — Signed Damyean Dotson (2017-44th) to a partially-guaranteed three-year, $4,096,762 contract.
- 8/7/17 — Signed Ron Baker to a two-year, $8,872,400 contract, player option on second season.
- 8/8/17 — Signed Ramon Sessions to a one-year, $2,328,652 contract.
- 8/8/17 — Signed Michael Beasley to a one-year, $2,116,955 contract.
- 8/9/17 — Picked up team options on Kristaps Porzingis.
- 8/18/17 — Signed Nigel Hayes to a partially-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 contract
- 8/18/17 — Signed Jamel Artis to a non-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 summer contract with exhibits nine and 10.
- 8/18/17 — Signed Xavier Rathan-Mayes to a non-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 summer contract with exhibits nine and 10.
- 9/15/17 — Signed Jarrett Jack to a non-guaranteed one-year, $2,328,652 summer contract.
- 9/25/17 — Traded Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 Chicago Bulls second-rounder.
- 10/10/17 — Signed Trey Burke to a one-year, non-guaranteed $1,577,230 summer contract with exhibit nine.
- 10/20/17 — Signed Isaiah Hicks to a one-year, two-way contract.
- 1/10/18 — Jarrett Jack’s $2,328,652 guaranteed for 2017-18.
- 1/14/18 — Signed Trey Burke to a two-year partially-guaranteed, $2,579,175 contract.
- 2/7/18 — Traded Guillermo Hernangomez to Charlotte Hornets for Johnny O’Bryant, a 2020 second-rounder and a 2021 second-rounder.
- 2/8/18 — Traded Doug McDermott to Dallas Mavericks and a 2018-second-rounder to Denver Nuggets for Emmanuel Mudiay.
- 2/21/18 — Signed Troy Williams to a 10-day. $74,159 contract.
- 3/3/18 — Signed Troy Williams to a 10-day. $74,159 contract.
- 3/13/18 — Signed Troy Williams to a partially-guaranteed, two-year, $1,767,427 contract.
- 4/12/18 — Fired Coach Jeff Hornacek.
Waived Players: Maurice Ndour, Marshall Plumlee, Chasson Randle, Jamel Artis, Nigel Hayes, Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Trey Burke, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Ramon Sessions, Johnny O’Bryant
Traded Players: Carmelo Anthony, Guillermo Hernangomez, Doug McDermott
Expired 10-Day Contracts: Troy Williams (two)
Unsigned Draft Picks
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Ognjen Jaramaz (2017-58th), Louis Labeyrie (2014-57th)
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Free Agents (with Cap Holds)
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salaries
- None
No-Trade: None
Trade Kickers
- Tim Hardaway Jr. — 15 percent
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.
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