2 min read Charlotte better be committed to giving him consistent playing time, and it has to hope that his athleticism doesn't decline too much over the life of the deal. He has been in and out of the rotation this year, averaging 9.7 minutes and regularly collecting DNP-CDs.
This should probably be considered a win for the Bucks, given that it opened up some more financial flexibility, but it's hard to get too excited about it.
3 min read After making 37.8% of his three-point attempts in his first three seasons, the former second-round pick has made just 27.6% over the last two years, and averaged a career-low 12.0 MPG last season.Oklahoma City is currently projected to be a taxpaying team, with about $126MM in guaranteed salary on the club’s books. Hawes didn't see a single minute of action in the first 11 games after he was acquired by the Bucks.
After August 31, teams will no longer be eligible to stretch salaries for the coming season, and the stretch provision will only apply to future seasons on a player’s contract.The stretch provision is a CBA rule that allows teams to stretch a player’s remaining salary across additional seasons.
This is not a move that will shake up the Eastern Conference. If that was the goal, then Milwaukee accomplished it painlessly -- it didn't surrender any draft picks, and both Hibbert and Hawes will likely be off the books this summer.
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For July and August, the rule dictates that a team can pay out the player’s salary over twice the number of years remaining on his contract, plus one. Given the price, however, it's understandable why the front office is giving him a shot. Play Now
The concern here is Plumlee's contract.
The Cavaliers have acquired center Spencer Hawes from the 76ers.
Perhaps they just wanted a mulligan on Plumlee's contract.
site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories They will lose some shooting with Hawes' departure, but that's mostly theoreticaly shooting -- Hawes is making just 29 percent of his 3-pointers this season.
If and when the Blazers make it official, their total guaranteed team salary will move to within $2MM of the tax line, which is impressive for a team that appeared last month to be on its way to accruing massive taxpayer penalties.In an era when nearly everyone turns down their player options, the Bucks had two players opt in this offseason.