Monday, August 2, 2021

2021 NBA Offseason Tracker

The opening day of the NBA offseason is always a wild ride with a ton of action, and I'm here to track down all of the news. I will update each item with the years, money, and who broke the stories as they come in. My salary projections tend to be pretty accurate based on the total dollars and years that reported, and I'll make note of my reasoning for some of them.

Estimation/Player option/Team option/Not fully guaranteed

Ball agrees to sign-and-trade to Chicago: 4 years, $85 million (Shams)

Bulls receive:
Lonzo Ball$19,767,442$20,755,814$21,744,186$22,732,558

Pelicans receive:
Tomas Satoransky$10,000,000
Garrett Temple     $4,667,442??
2nd round pick

No reporting yet on Temple's deal aside from Marc Spears saying the last year isn't guaranteed, so I'm estimating an amount needed to match Ball's salary.

Barton re-signs with Denver: 2 years, $32 million (Haynes)
Will Barton$15,384,615$16,615,385


Hardaway re-signs with Dallas: 4 years, $72 million (Shams)
Tim Hardaway Jr.$16,071,429$17,357,143$18,642,857$19,928,571

8/9 UPDATE: It turns out that it is actually a $75 million contract, and the Mavs are front-loading it according to MacMahon. It's a smart move to have the max decreases per season since they are operating over the cap while not in danger of crossing the luxury tax this season.

Tim Hardaway Jr.$21,306,818$19,602,273$17,897,727$16,193,182

Conley re-signs with Utah: 3 years, $68 million (Shams)
Mike Conley$20,987,654$22,666,667$24,345,679