Tag: payroll

OKC Thunder salaries for 2023-24, future seasons

Here is the Thunder’s full payroll situation for this season and beyond:

The 2023-24 Oklahoma City Thunder roster is set as they look to build upon last season’s surprising success: finishing a win shy of a playoff berth.

The Thunder will be led by head coach Mark Daigneault, who enters his fourth season calling the shots.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who enjoyed a career season last year as an All-NBA first-team member, headlines the Thunder’s roster. Chet Holmgren, Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams form one of the best young cores in the league.

Let’s take a look at what the salaries look like for the roster, per HoopsHype, heading into the new season.

It’s important to note this only includes the 18 players on the roster — the 15 standard players and three two-way spots.

There are a number of players who are on the books but not on the roster — commonly known as dead money. Kevin Porter Jr. ($16,860,000 over the next two seasons), Rudy Gay ($6,479,000 this season), Usmane Garuba ($2,588,400 this season), TyTy Washington Jr. ($2,270,440 this season) and Jack White ($600,000 this season) round out the rest of the payroll. [anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media]

Ranking NBA teams by their all-time luxury tax payments

Here is a ranking of all NBA teams ranked by the amount of luxury tax they’ve paid in their history.

The NBA luxury tax system has been implemented for 20 seasons now. Every team with the exception of Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans have been taxpayers for at least one season. In these two decades, teams have paid a combined $2.82 billion in penalties.

We’ve put together a ranking of all 28 taxpayers based on their expenditure, accompanied by data that sheds light on their spending efficiency. While several of these high-spending teams enjoyed successful seasons, others, despite hefty investments, saw underwhelming regular seasons and limited success in the playoffs.

Raiders have one of NFL’s worst payroll vs record ratios

Raiders have among the highest payrolls in the league with the fewest wins to show for it.

You get what you pay for. That’s the saying. Even though usually when someone says that, what it really means is you decidedly did NOT get what you paid for.

Sometimes, however, sometimes you pay a lot for something and get little return on your investment.

Such is the case with the Raiders this season.

Few teams have a higher payroll than the Raiders this season and no one has gotten fewer wins as a result.

To see what that looks like as a chart, OverTheCap laid it out.

The bottom right is where you don’t want to be. There are nine teams that fall squarely in that area. Five of which have higher salaries than the Raiders ($240M) and none of which have fewer wins (2) to show for it.

Part of the Raiders’ big investments this offseason were locking up some key contributors like DE Maxx Crosby, WR Hunter Renfrow, and TE Darren Waller. Another portion went to high priced acquisitions like WR Davante Adams, and DE Chandler Jones.

They have gotten two wins this season for their investment. Namely from Renfrow and Waller who have been injured much of the season and Jones who has been an utter disappointment. Though, having $45 million in dead money on the books doesn’t help.

For instance, the Raiders are paying out $15.8 million between Chandler Jones’s salary ($7.8M) and dead money to Yannick Ngakoue ($8M) and they have a half sack to show for it.

Yikes indeed.

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Kevin Durant to Celtics trade? This is what it would look like

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics have emerged as a suitor for Kevin Durant. Last month when Durant publicly requested a trade, we took a look at potential teams that could be interested in him and pointed out how he would be the best player in the modern era to be traded since Shaquille O’Neal. After the Utah Jazz received four first-round picks for Rudy Gobert, that likely now serves as somewhat of a floor for the type of return the Nets would demand for Durant.

All-Star forward Jaylen Brown is reportedly the centerpiece of the Celtics’ package, which alone should make Brooklyn extremely interested. We take a look at what a potential deal could look like and what it would mean for both Boston and Brooklyn.

What James Harden re-signing with Sixers means

The Philadelphia 76ers and James Harden have finally agreed on a deal for the 13-year veteran to return. He will re-sign with the Sixers on a two-year deal worth $68.6 million with a player option for year two, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. This move could serve as a temporary financial sacrifice from Harden that allows the Sixers to make moves that improve their title odds.

HoopsHype explains: What is the Designated Rookie Rule?

HoopsHype is introducing a new series that aims to educate its audience on the rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Here is an FAQ on the designated rookie rule, which has become a topic of conversation in this year’s free agency.

Donovan Mitchell: His potential trade destinations

The NBA world felt shockwaves when the Jazz sent Rudy Gobert to Minnesota in a blockbuster trade for a historic return. When the Jazz got eliminated from the playoffs in April, speculation began on whether the Jazz would break up their All-Star duo and enter a rebuild. In our offseason preview for the Jazz, we concluded that they were in good hands for a rebuild under newly hired Danny Ainge because of his history of extracting optimal value in trades.

The former Boston Celtics executive managed to outdo his previous haul from the 2013 trade with the Brooklyn Nets by not only getting three unprotected first-round picks again (2023, 2025, 2027), but also an additional Top 5 protected first in 2029. If you include this year’s 22nd overall pick, Walker Kessler, the Jazz got five first-round picks for Gobert, all without taking on any long-term money. They also traded Royce O’Neale to the Nets for a first-round pick on the eve of free agency.

Now the big question is, what happens next? And what that really is asking is if the Jazz will also trade Donovan Mitchell now that the roster has taken a major competitive hit in the short term. As hard as it is to move an all-time generational defender, who by all accounts was fully bought-in to the organization and the city of Utah, the return they got was too good to pass.

Kevin Durant: His potential trade destinations

The 2019-2022 Brooklyn Nets truly will be the biggest what-if team in NBA history. Last week, a contractual dispute between Kyrie Irving and the Nets started to give Kevin Durant a wandering eye. Now Durant has reportedly asked for a trade, according to Shams Charania.

Several teams must have been preparing for this moment after last week’s reports of Durant’s uncertain future in Brooklyn. Last week, we discussed Irving’s potential trade destinations and how his departure could trigger an immediate rebuild for the Nets. Durant is still one of the best players in the league and maintains enough trade for the Nets to extract every asset playoff teams have to offer. The HoopsHype staff voted Kevin Durant as the 13th best player in NBA history, which would make him the second-best player to ever get traded in the modern era under Shaquille O’Neal.

Unless traded to a team with enough cap space to fit Durant’s $44.1 million salary, the magic number for over-the-cap teams to acquire him is $35.2 million. assuming a deal gets done in the 2022-23 league year. Durant may not have the ultimate say towards which team he goes to considering he has four years, $198 million left on his deal, but the veteran superstar would likely still get to one of his preferred teams.

Trades that make a lot of sense: Kyrie Irving to the Lakers and more

With free agency just three days away, HoopsHype’s salary cap expert Yossi Gozlan came up with several trades he’d like to share.

NBA Team Payrolls 2022: From the Thunder ($78M) to the Warriors ($178M)

See NBA team payrolls for the 2021-22 season from the OKC Thunder with the lowest to the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors up top.

The NBA salary cap increased to $112 million for this season, but teams did not stop at that mark in their pursuit of acquiring talent. The Oklahoma City Thunder is the only team below the salary cap — it’s also the only team below $100 million in player payroll this season.

Throughout the league, trades of highly paid players, including Russell Westbrook, Al Horford and Kemba Walker, along with player signings and the draft contributed to offseason monetary movement.

When the season began, there was a difference of $100 million between the team with the smallest payroll (Thunder, $78 million) and the team with the highest (Warriors, $178 million).

Here’s a look at every NBA team’s salary figure and their top five earners. This is accurate as of Nov. 14, so trades, free agency signings and waiver moves as the season progresses will alter some figures. Dollar amounts are via Basketball-Reference unless otherwise noted.

The salary cap for the 2020-21 season is $112.4 million, the floor is $101.2 million and the luxury tax threshold is $136.6 million.