Anybody else though, and I’m already hot under the collar. If my team is paying LeBron James that type of deal, then okay. If you are in a bad mood about this season’s struggles, the holidays, or whatever, you should stop what you are doing and thank your lucky stars that he left for the Boston Celtics. If you felt as though the Hawks were financially strapped in the midst of Joe Johnson’s deal, imagine if Al Horford’s maximum contract as he ages well into his thirties. The salary cap went up from the previous $89 million, to $92 million this off-season. It got that name because the Boston Celtics were the first team permitted to exceed the salary cap to re-sign one of their own players ( in that case, Larry Bird). In case you were wondering, the term Bird Rights is actually named after Larry Bird, as it’s also known as the Larry Bird exception. After three years, which generally establishes Bird Rights, the player also earns the right to receive a five-year contract (instead of four) from their previous team. After a player earns Early Bird Rights from playing two years with a team, they are entitled to receive 7.5 percent raises (instead of 4.5 percent) from their previous team and only their previous team.
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The team dependence of a maximum contract is based upon how long a free agent played with their previous team and the continuity of their contracts throughout that time. And for players with more than 10 years of service, it is 35 percent. For players with seven to nine years of service, the starting salary is about 30 percent of the salary cap. “Max” is a player and team dependent term.Ī player with zero to six years of service can have a starting salary of approximately 25 percent of the salary cap. it’s important to understand just how the term “max” is defined when attached to an NBA contract. Had Atlanta decided to retain Horford’s services at his asking price, it would have cost them a gargantuan, mammoth, preposterous, absurd, whatever you want to call it, $152 million over five years for his max contract. It’s not very often that you can describe a team losing a player as their best roster move of the year, but it does this time around. He has already had a few 30 point, 15 rebound games. The chemistry that the team develops will only improve Howard’s production going forward.
He has brought an intensity and toughness that will serve Atlanta well in future playoff games.ĭwight has made himself right at home, and has said that he loves playing for coach Mike Budenholzer. He is averaging 14.2 points, 13.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in 26 games, all starts, this season. While it’s still far too soon to determine whether or not Howard’s tenure will ultimately be a success, if the first two months are any indication, the Hawks have themselves a top-tier center. Nothing against Joe, he had an impressive career with the Hawks, but he never established himself as a superstar.
The same could not be said for Joe Johnson, perhaps the other most notable free agent signing by the team. He nearly broke up an ownership group and the team’s bank prior to playing even one game. The signing marked arguably the first time that the Atlanta franchise has had success in acquiring a player of Howard’s caliber through free agency.Īlthough Howard isn’t viewed as a superstar anymore, he has been one of the league’s top centers for many years, and is familiar with carrying the weight of a team and a city on his shoulders. He is an Atlanta native that starred in the AAU circuit and at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, before going straight to the NBA as the number one overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. On July 7th, the Atlanta Hawks officially signed Howard to a three-year, $70 million contract to finally come home, and be their starting center.
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