July/August 2002 NBA Free Agent Signings
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8/29 - http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/BUCKS_SIGN_2002_SECONDROUND_P-52221-48.html
The Milwaukee Bucks signed second-round draft picks Dan Gadzuric and Ronald Murray to contracts, General Manager Ernie Grunfeld announced today. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.(email source confirms Murray is G-teed; Gadzuric: 2yrs g-teed. 3rd yr non-gteed… must be MLE)

Gadzuric

Yr1 - 349,458

Yr2 - 563,679

Yr3 - 695,046 non-gteed

Total - 1,608,273

Murray

Yr1 - 349,458
 
 
 
8/27 – http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/3953499.htm
So Brian Skinner, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, will have a chance to get significant minutes, as will Mark Bryant, another off-season acquisition. Skinner signed a one-year deal for the league minimum.(Email source confirms non guaranteed salary)

Yr1 - 637,435 (NG)
 
8/26 - http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=796493&xld=211
The team signed 18-year veteran Kevin Willis to put some bulk and height into its front line. He received a one-year deal for $1 million, the minimum for a veteran with at least 10 years of service. The league is responsible for a little less than half of that million.
 
yr1         1,030,000 (637,435 cap hit)
 
 
 
8/26 - http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/sports/basketball/nba/minnesota_timberwolves/3937755.htm
Barring a last-minute change in plans, the Wolves will sign Troy Hudson as soon as today, according to a league source. Wolves Vice President Kevin McHale confirmed Sunday night the team "was pretty close" and would try to complete the deal with Hudson this week. The three-year contract will include a player option for the final season and begin at approximately $2.25 million, half the mid-level salary cap exception, according to the source.(Email Source confirms salaries below)

yr 1

2,000,000

yr 2

2,100,000

yr 3

2,100,000

P-opt

3yr total

6,200,000

 
8/24 - http://espn.go.com/nba/news/1999/0804/39601.html
Mike Wilks, a former prep star in Milwaukee, was signed by the Bucks on Friday after impressing the NBA team with his play in summer league games. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
(email confirmation of non-guaranteed salary)
 
yr1         349,458 (non g’teed)
 
 
8/24 - http://wire.ap.org/?FRONTID=BASKETBALL&SLUG=BKN%2dLAKERS%2dSAMAKE
The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent Soumaila Samake on Friday.
(Guessing at non-guaranteed minimum)
 
yr1         512,435 (non g’teed)
 
 
8/24 - http://www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?/sportsstory/hornet24.html
The New Orleans Hornets on Friday re-signed reserve front-court specialist Robert Traylor to a two-year contract, a move that provides Coach Paul Silas some added peace of mind. Terms of the contract were not released. Traylor made a little more than $2 million last season, according to his agent, Andre Colona. "Annually it won't be a raise," Colona said. "But a lot of it stems from his relationship with Coach Silas." (Email source confirms salaries below.)

yr1 750,825

yr2 825,000 t-opt

total 1,575,825
 
 
8/21 - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/83731_sonx22.shtml
Ansu Sesay signed a two-year deal yesterday, a no-stress, no-stall negotiation that began picking up speed about two weeks ago. Sesay, 26, will receive about $612,000 next year, the minimum salary for a player of his experience. The contract is not completely guaranteed.
 
Yr1         612,435 (non g’teed)
Yr2         688,679 (t-opt)
Total      1,301,114
 
 
8/20 – http://www.startribune.com/stories/511/3178390.html
Even with Ricky Davis and his agent on their side, urging the Cleveland Cavaliers to set Davis free, the Timberwolves lost out on the restricted free agent guard's services Tuesday. The Cavaliers exercised their right of first refusal and matched the Wolves' six-year, $34 million offer sheet to the 6-foot-7, 197-pound shooting guard. Davis, 22, averaged 11.7 points and 3.0 rebounds last season, and scored 23.1 points per game over Cleveland's final 13 games. He was paid $1.49 million last season but will make $4.54 million in 2002-03 in the first year of the deal.
 
 
yr 1
4,546,000 (BYC = 2,273,000)
 
yr 2
5,000,600
 
yr 3
5,455,200
 
yr 4
5,909,800
 
yr 5
6,364,400
 
yr 6
6,819,000
6yr total
34,095,000
 
 
 
8/20 - http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/wmet21_20020821.htm
The Pistons announced they would sign Mehmet Okur to a two-year, $2.1-million contract today. The Pistons drafted Okur, a 6-foot-11, 249-pound forward, with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2001 draft. Okur, 23, spent the 2001-02 season playing in Turkey but participated in the Pistons' summer league games in Orlando last month.
(with billups getting the mid-class, this must have been done with the $1.4 mil exception)
 
Yr1         1,000,000
Yr2         1,100,000
Total      2,100,000
 
8/19 – http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%7E90%7E807353%7E,00.html
The Denver Nuggets re-signed point guard Kenny Satterfield on Monday to a one-year deal worth $512,435.
 
Yr1         512,435 (“1-yr bird” no trade clause)
 
8/16 - http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0816/1418877.html
Two league sources told ESPN.com that the Bulls and Donyell Marshall have come to terms on a three-year, $15 million contract. The Bulls used their full $4.5 mid-level exception to lure Marshall. The deal should be announced later Friday, according to sources.(email source says it was slightly less than the full MLE)
 

yr 1

4,186,542

yr 2

4,605,196

yr 3

5,023,850

3yr total

13,815,588
 
 
8/16 - http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/4016626p-5042099c.html
Mike Bibby signed his seven-year, $80.5 million Kings contract here Friday, Bibby will be paid $8.5 million this season on a contract that escalates by $1 million annually the next six years to a high of $14.5 million through the 2008-2009 campaign.

 
yr 1
8,500,000
 (BYC= 4,250,000)
 
yr 2
9,500,000
 
 
yr 3
10,500,000
 
 
yr 4
11,500,000
 
 
yr 5
12,500,000
 
 
yr 6
13,500,000
 
 
yr 7
14,500,000
 
7yr total
80,500,000
 
 
 
 
8/16 - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-heat16aug16.story?coll=sfla%2Dsports%2Dfront
Luke Recker made a strong enough impression with the Heat's summer league team to be signed to a free-agent contract Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.
(email confirmation of partially-g’teed 1st yr. Assuming t-opt for 2nd yr)
 
Yr1         349,458 (part g’teed)
Yr2         563,679 t-opt
Total      913,227
 
 
 
8/15 - http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0815/1418411.html
Matt Harpring signed a four-year, $18.5 million contract Thursday with the Utah Jazz. He is expected to earn $4 million next season, eroding most of Utah's $4.5 million midlevel salary exception.
(email source confirms $4mil salary)
 
 
yr 1
4,000,000
 
 
yr 2
4,400,000
 
 
yr 3
4,800,000
 
 
yr 4
5,200,000
 
4yr total
18,400,000
 
 
8/15 - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-heat15aug15.story?coll=sfla%2Dsports%2Dfront
Heat showed confidence in Rasual Butler, the 53rd pick out of La Salle, by guaranteeing his first year at the rookie-slotted $349,458, with a team option for the second year.
(email confirmation of partially guaranteed first season)
 
Yr1         349,458 (partially g’teed)
Yr2         563,679 t-opt
Total      913,227
 
 
8/15 - http://www.ocregister.com/sports/shaq00815cci.shtml
The Lakers signed free- agent guard A.J. Guyton on Wednesday. Guyton, 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, will be a longshot to make the team - but he does have triangle-offense experience from spending the past two seasons with Chicago.
(email confirmation of non-guaranteed contract)
 
yr1         587,435 (non-guaranteed)
 
 
8/14 - http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=9006602
Keon Clark, the 6-foot-11 forward whose acrobatic blocks and dunks have made him a staple of NBA highlight reels, signed a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday for the $4.5 million mid-level salary cap exception.
The deal has an option for another season, said Clark's agent, Jim Mourer.
 
Yr1         4,546,000
Yr2         5,000,600 (p-opt)
Total      9,546,600
 
 
8/14 - http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/20644.htm
As the Nets prepared to formally introduce Dikembe Mutombo, Thorn was working out details of a three-year, $9 million deal for Rodney Rogers. The most Thorn could offer Rogers was a contract starting at $2.9 million, since the league's reigning executive of the year had used the rest of his mid-level exception to sign backup point guard Chris Childs. It's believed that Minnesota offered a four-year contract paying between $3.1 million and $3.3 million.
http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/20687.htm
Rogers signed a three-year, $9.4 million deal, with an opt-out on the third year. He turned down a more lucrative offer from the Timberwolves.
(if Childs received 1.75 of the MLE, that leaves 2.796mil for Rogers)
(email confirmation of 2.796 1st yr salary)
 
 
yr 1
2,796,000
 
 
 
yr 2
3,075,600
 
 
 
yr 3
3,355,200
   ETO
 
3yr total
9,226,800
 
 
 
 
8/14 -  http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=9002117
Jeff McInnis isn't shy when it comes to what he can bring to the Blazers.
``I think I can run a basketball team,'' getting players where they need to be and making shots happen,'' he said Tuesday, a day after inking his three-year deal worth more than $9 million. (Email source confirms salaries below)
 

yr 1

3,000,000

yr 2

3,300,000

yr 3

3,600,000 (only 300K g’teed)

3yr total

9,900,000
8/13 - http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-020813smithcolumn.column?coll=cs%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
Meanwhile, the Bulls on Tuesday announced the signing of second-round pick Roger Mason Jr. Mason plays both guard positions and is expected to make the team, leaving a crowded backcourt with rookie Jay Williams, Jamal Crawford, Trenton Hassell, Fred Hoiberg and Rose. Mason's deal is believed to be three years for $1.5 million.
(email source: 1st yr is 10K more than minimum. 1st and 2nd yrs are guaranteed, 3rd yr is non guaranteed)
 
Yr1         359,458
Yr2         563,679
Yr3         695,046 (non-g’teed)
Total      1,618,183
 
8/10 - http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=8980789
The Sacramento Kings signed second-round draft pick Corsley Edwards on Friday.
(assuming 2yr rookie minimum with 1st yr partially guaranteed and a team option for the 2nd).
 
Yr1         349,458 part-g’teed
Yr2         563,679 t-opt
Total      913,227
 
 
8/10 - http://www.bostonherald.com/sport/celtics/cs08102002.htm
The Celtics went with a known quantity to fill one of their two remaining roster spots, re-signing free agent Walter McCarty to a one-year deal last night. The 28-year-old forward will make the veteran minimum of $762,435 for a player with six years' experience, with just $637,435 of that counting against the Celtics salary cap
 
Yr1         762,435  (637,435 cap hit; “1 yr bird” no trade clause)
 
 
8/9 - http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%7E90%7E783676%7E,00.html
Free-agent center Mark Blount, who averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game with Boston last season, signed a one-year, $788,000 contract with Denver.
(Listed as a 3yr vet, but gets the 6yr vet minimum because he was drafted 6 years ago.)
(email source reports that salary is 762,435.)
 
yr1-        762,435 (only 637,435 counts against the cap)
 
 
8/8 - http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/20301.htm
The best you can say about Michael Doleac, who finally signed a three-year contract with the Knicks yesterday, is he's not Felton Spencer. But Doleac's clearly a backup - an outside shooter who just happens to be a center. The 6-11, 263-pounder received only a small portion of the Knicks' $4.5M exception - believed to start at $1.6 million. That means the Knicks still have nearly $3M to play with if they so choose to sign another free agent.
(mid-level)
(note: other conflicting reports said the deal was 3yrs/6mil; 3yrs/4.5mil and 2yrs/3mil)
(email source reports that the starting salary is 850,000 and taken from the 1.4 mil exception)
 
 
yr 1
850,000
 
yr 2
935,000
 
yr 3
1,020,000
3yr total
2,805,000
 
 
8/8 - http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4986379&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6
Yesterday, before leaving for North Carolina, Carlos Boozer signed a two-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $913,137 ($349,458 in 2002-03 and $563,679 in 2003-04). That's a testament to the Cavs' feelings about Boozer, the 35th overall selection in the 2002 draft.
(email source says starting salary is 425,000 meaning they must have used exception money to sign him. Assuming they used the 1.4M exception)
 
Yr1         415,000
Yr2         563,679
Total      978,679
 
8/7 - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-heat08aug08.story?coll=sfla-sports-heat
It was confirmed Wednesday that 7-foot-1 center Vladimir Stepania didn't sign for the minimum ($637,435 for a four-year veteran entering his fifth season). Instead, he received approximately $1.4 million of the team's estimated $4.6 million mid-level salary exception. With him signed, the Heat has no more than $3.1 million to offer quality free-agent point guards such as Travis Best, Jeff McInnis or Troy Hudson. The Heat still has a $1.4 million exception and a $3.36 million traded-player exception that expires on Aug. 22. However, the exceptions can't be combined to pay a free agent.
 
(email source says the salary is 1.34mil. taken from the 1.4mil exception.)
 
Yr-1       1,340,000 (1yr bird no trade)
 
 
8/1 – email source
Memphis signed Chris Owens for two years with first year
partially guraranteed and TO in second.
 
Yr1         349,458 part-g’teed
Yr2         563,679 t-opt
Total      913,227
 
8/1 - http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/basketball/mavs/stories/080102dnspomavslede.56059.html
The overall value of Raef LaFrentz's new seven-year contract is $69,973,750. The deal starts at $7.27 million next season and includes an opt-out clause after five seasons that can make LaFrentz a free agent again in the summer of 2007.
 
yr 1
7,270,000
 (BYC =
3,755,142)
yr 2
8,178,750
 
yr 3
9,087,500
 
yr 4
9,996,250
 
yr 5
10,905,000
 
yr 6
11,813,750
 ETO
 
yr 7
12,722,500
 
7yr total
69,973,750
 
 
 
 
7/31 - http://www.nj.com/nets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1028106617182794.xml
Chris Childs is just a signature away from becoming the Nets' backup point guard today, as he awaits a newly-minted contract to be delivered to his home in California.
The two-year pact, which calls for salaries of $1.65 million this coming season and $1.85 million for 2003-04, was completed early yesterday by Nets VP Rod Thorn and agent Lon Babby and was immediately shipped to Childs. Upon his signing the deal, the Nets will make the official announcement today or tomorrow.
(NOTE: 200k raise is impossible)
(email report says starting salary is 1.75mil, so we’ll guess at:)
 
yr 1
1,750,000
yr 2
1,850,000
2yr total
3,600,000
 
 
7/30 - http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/cs-020730bulls.story?coll=cs%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
The Bulls reached into their past for their first free-agent addition this summer, signing forward Corie Blount to a one-year contract worth $1.4 million. (email source confirms)
 
Yr1         1,400,000 (million $ exception)
 
 
 
7/30 - http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Nets_Sign_Tamar_Slay-50217-64.html
The New Jersey Nets have signed forward Tamar Slay, Nets President/General Manager Rod Thorn announced today. Slay was the team’s second round draft choice (54th overall) in the 2002 NBA Draft. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not released.
(per email source: 2yr minimum, partially guaranteed 1st yr, t-opt 2nd yr)
 
Yr 1        349,458 (partially guaranteed)
Yr2         563,679 (t-opt)
Total      913,137
 
 
7/28 -  http://www.eurobasket.com/isr/isr.asp?NewsNo=32
Nate Huffman has a chance to recieve 5.1 million dollars for 3 years  (one opional) in Tornoto, and Is expeted to have a susbstantial impact on Toronto's game as the Backup center for Hakeem Olajuwon (213-C/F-63, agent: Fegan Dan, college: Houston).
 
Yr1         1600000 (mid class exception)
Yr2         1700000
Yr3         1800000 t-opt
Total      5100000
 
7/26 - http://www.sltrib.com/07262002/sports/756662.htm
Calbert Cheaney, who agreed on Thursday to work for the NBA minimum, fills one critical off-season need for the Jazz. Cheaney, a 6-7 guard who played the past two seasons in Denver, will arrive in Utah next week for a physical exam and to sign a one-year contract for the $1 million veteran's minimum. Cheaney is a nine-year veteran.  
 
Yr1 – 1000000 (cap hit = 637,435)
 
 
7/26 - http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=768779&xld=211
Three weeks after reaching an agreement to remain with the Spurs, Malik Rose finally put pen to paper Thursday, signing a seven-year, $42 million contract that ranks among the most lucrative deals in franchise history. The Spurs instead opted to begin the contract at $4.3 million next season then have it escalate because their combined payroll is dangerously close to the luxury-tax threshold — estimated to be between $50 million to $52.5 million. Under terms of the contract, Rose can opt out after the 2006-07 season. The seventh and final season also is at his option.
 
(email source: starting salary = 4.37mil)
yr 1
4,370,000
 (BYC= 2,285,000)
yr 2
4,916,250
 
yr 3
5,462,500
 
yr 4
6,008,750
 
yr 5
6,555,000
 
yr 6
7,101,250
  ETO
yr 7
7,647,500
  P-opt
7yr total
42,061,250
 
 
7/25 - http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers26jul26.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dsports
The Lakers and guard Brian Shaw have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the veterans' minimum of $1.03 million, league sources said Thursday.
 
Yr1         1,030,000 (cap hit = 637,435; “1yr bird” no trade)
 
 
7/25 - http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/3738851.htm
In using $2.4 million of their average salary exception to sign Greg Buckner, they have a little more than $2.1 million remaining. "I knew all along after that meeting that a deal would get done," said Buckner, who signed for six seasons and has an opt-out clause after the fifth season.
 
yr 1
2,400,000
yr 2
2,640,000
yr 3
2,880,000
yr 4
3,120,000
yr 5
3,360,000
yr 6
3,600,000 (p-opt)
 
6yr total
18,000,000
 


 
7/25 -http://www.standard.net/standard/news/news_story.html?sid=00020725002025368898+cat=sports+template=news1.html
The Jazz signed restricted free agent Jarron Collins to a two-year deal on Wednesday, but he becomes just the eighth player under contract for next season.
(email source: starting salary = 1.15mil… With Harpring taking 4mil of MLE, Collins must be signed w/ $1.4mil exception)
 
Yr1         1,150,000
Yr2         1,265,000
Total      2,415,000
 
7/25 - http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/showwire.asp?clmn=/news/072502-buckner.prm
Monty Williams, an eight-year veteran, signed a two-year deal reportedly worth $875,000 — the minimum for a player with his length of service.
(email source says the 2nd season is a p-opt)
 
Yr1 – 887,435
Yr2 – 1,000,000 p-opt
Total – 1,877,435
 
 
7/24 - http://orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-sptmagic25072502jul25.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines
Pat Garrity, who was a restricted free agent, signed a five-year deal worth about $15 million. The contract includes an option for a sixth year.
(email source says starting salary is 2.35mil and 6th season is p-opt.)
 
yr1         2,350,000
yr2         2,643,750
yr3         2,937,500
yr4         3,231,250
yr5         3,525,000
yr6         3,818,750 (p-opt)
total       18,506,250

7/24 - http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=766735&xld=211
After a season in which he lived up to his reputation as one of the league's best defenders, the Spurs signed Bruce Bowen to a three-year, $11.2 million contract Tuesday. The contract — which also includes individual and team performance incentives — is a substantial raise for Bowen from the $716,000 he made last season.  Bowen's signing leaves the Spurs with about $1 million remaining from their $4.5 million midlevel exception.
(email source says the starting salary is 3.55mil w/ second season at 3.65mil. guessing 3rd season is 3.75mil)
 
 
yr 1
3,550,000
 
 
yr 2
3,650,000
 
 
yr 3
3,750,000
 
3yr total
10,950,000
 
 
7/23 – ESPN insider
The Lakers reached an agreement on a two-year partially guaranteed contract with undrafted point guard Jannero Pargo Monday.
(email confirmation of non-guaranteed contract)
 
Yr 1        349,458 (non guaranteed)
Yr2         563,679 (non guaranteed / t-opt?)
Total      913,137
 
7/23 - http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=765644&xld=211
Danny Ferry got his wish Monday, signing a two-year contract — the second year is at the team's option — to stay with the Spurs.
(email source says starting salary is 4.546mil, 2nd season is non-g’teed 4.546mil)
 
yr1         4,546,000 (BYC= 2,273,000)
yr2         4,546,000 (non-g’teed)
total       9,092,000
 
 
7/23 - http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/grizzlies/article/0,1426,MCA_475_1281496,00.html
Cezary Trybanski. But Griz president of basketball operations Jerry West saw enough in Trybanski to sign the 22-year-old Polish player Monday to a three-year, $4.8 million contract. 
 
 
yr 1
1,500,000
 
yr 2
1,600,000
 
yr 3
1,700,000
3yr total
4,800,000
 
 
 
7/22 - http://orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-spt-magic072202.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines
The Orlando Magic, desperate for active bodies in the post, the team signed Olumide Oyedeji (his name is pronounced oh-LOOM-uh-day oi-yah-DAY-gee) on Sunday. His deal is believed to be for one year and worth about $500,000.

Yr1         587,435
 
 
7/22 - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/79505_sonx22.shtml
But when James re-signed on Thursday, the team was taking a chance with Watson. Now the Sonics have no choice after Earl Watson signed an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies for three years and $4 million. The salary starts at $1.215 million next season.
 
yr 1
1,215,000
 
yr 2
1,336,500
 
yr 3
1,458,000
 
 
3yr total
4,009,500
 
 
7/19 - http://www.aztrib.com/sports/sports3.shtml
Scott Williams reportedly agreed to a one-year contract near the NBA minimum salary. Last year, that salary was $1 million for players with 10 or more years of experience.  
 
Yr 1        1,030,000
 
 
7/19 - http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nuggets/article/0,1299,DRMN_20_1274477,00.html
Vincent Yarbrough, who played four years at the University of Tennessee, received a three-year deal that is fully guaranteed next season and 50 percent guaranteed for the second year. If he is on the Nuggets' opening day roster in the second and third years of the contract, those years also become fully guaranteed. Pedrag Savovic received a fully guaranteed deal for next year with a club option for a second year. If Denver picks up that option, the second year also will be guaranteed. Lorinza Harrington, a point guard, received no guarantees but he is seen as a strong contender for a roster spot because of his passing and defensive abilities.
 
Savovic                                                            
Yr 1        349,458                                             
Yr2         563,679 t-opt                                   
Total      913,137                                             
 
Yarbrough
Yr 1        349,458
yr2         563,679 (50% g’teed)
yr3         695,046 (0% g’teed)
Total      1,608,183
 
Harrington
Yr1         349,458 (ng)
 
 
7/19 - http://www.ocregister.com/sports/clips00719cci.shtml
The Clippers signed point guard Marko Jaric to a four-year contract Thursday.
http://www.sportingnews.com/voices/sean_deveney/20020712.html
Jaric is a combo guard from Yugoslavia who will be the second-highest-paid European rookie behind PF Nikoloz Tskitishvili, a draft pick of the Nuggets. That means Jaric's deal will start at around $2 million.
 
(email source says: 1.75 mil starting salary… mid class exception)
 
Yr1         1,750,000
Yr2         1,925,000
Yr3         2,100,000
Yr4         2,275,000
Total      8,050,000
 
 
7/19 - http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/3693866.htm
Sam Clancy, the Sixers' second-round draft choice from Southern Cal who was the Pac-10 player of the year as a senior, agreed to terms yesterday with the team. Under team policy, terms were not released.
According to the NBA collective bargaining agreement, the minimum first-year player salary for a rookie this season is $349,458. (email source confirms guaranteed salary)

Yr1-  349,458 (guaranteed)
 
7/19 – http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/79227_sonx19.shtml
Jerome James was the tallest of Seattle's seven free agents, and yesterday he became the first to reach an agreement to return to the team. He signed a three-year contract with Seattle. Financial terms of the contract were not released, but the Sonics used their midlevel exception to the salary cap to re-sign James.
 
yr 1
4,546,000
 
yr 2
5,000,600
 
yr 3
5,455,200
 
 
3yr total
15,001,800
 
 
7/19 - http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/clippers/la-sp-lakers19jul19.story?col
Devean George will earn $13.5 million in the next three seasons. The fourth year, at his option, is worth $4.95 million. The contract could be worth $18.45 million and not quite the maximum allowed by the collective bargaining agreement, as suggested Wednesday by agent Mark Bartelstein.. (Mid Class Exception)
 
(email source says 3 yrs @ 4.546 w/ a 4th yr @ 5,000,600)
 
02-03
4,546,000
 
03-04
4,546,000
 
04-05
4,546,000
 
05-06
5,000,600
 P-opt.
 
4yr total
18,638,600
 
 
7/19 - http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/200/sports/Sundov_newest_Celtic+.shtml
Boston offered Bruno Sundov a one-year contract at the veteran minimum for a four-year player of $637,435 with a player option for a second year, and the 22-year-old Croatia native gladly accepted
 
Yr1         637,435
Yr2         751,159  p-opt
Total      1,388,594
 
 
7/18 –  http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/archive?sport=NBA
Lakers: The team agreed Thursday to a two-year deal with 6-foot-10 forward Stanislav Medvedenko,
(email source says starting salary is $1.4mil)
 
yr1         1,400,000
yr2         1,400,000
total       2,800,000
 
 
7/18 - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-sptmagic18071802jul18.story?coll=orl%2Dmagic
Jacque Vaughn, who averaged 6.6 points and 4.3 assists with Atlanta last season, has a one-year deal worth about $700,000.
(email source says $700K)
 
Yr1         700,000 (no cap savings because team paid slightly more than minimum)

 
7/18 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21600-2002Jul17.html
The Washington Wizards are expected to sign third-year free agent guard Larry Hughes to what is believed to be a three-year deal as soon as Thursday. The sides were said to be close to agreeing on a contract with a starting salary of $4.5 million. (mid class exception)
 
yr 1
4,546,000
 
yr 2
5,000,600
 
yr 3
5,455,200
 
 
3yr total
15,001,800
 
 
 
7/18 - http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E90%257E738316%257E,00.html
Ryan Bowen's guaranteed two-year deal with a team option for a third season could be worth nearly $4 million. The former Iowa star admitted being nervous about turning down a player's option of $688,200 next season. The Nuggets offered Bowen a qualifying offer of $788,000 to make him a restricted free agent before signing him to a contract that will pay close to $1 million this season.
(email source says starting salary is $1,111,111)
 
yr 1
1,111,111
 (BYC= 630,850)
yr 2
1,250,000
 
yr 3
1,388,889
 t-opt
3yr total
3,750,000
 
 
 
7/17 - http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/piston17_20020717.htm
The Pistons will announce the signing of free-agent point guard Chauncey Billups today to a six-year contract worth about $33.7 million, and 6-foot-11 forward Mehmet Okur is expected to sign sometime this week.
 
(Email from Perry Farrell confirms that the whole mid-class exception was used. )
(email source says there is an ETO after the 5th season)
 
yr 1
4,546,000
 
yr 2
5,000,600
 
yr 3
5,455,200
 
yr 4
5,909,800
 
yr 5
6,364,400
 
yr 6
6,819,000
 ETO
 
6yr total
34,095,000
 
 
 
7-17 - http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=8826854
The Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday signed guard Gordan Giricek, who will participate on the club's summer league team. (insider adds: “Giricek signed a two-year deal for the Grizzlies' $1.4 million exception”)
 
02-03 - 1,400,000
03-04 - 1,540,000
total - 2,940,000
 
7/17 - http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=8827071
The Boston Celtics signed rookie free agent guard J.R. Bremer on Wednesday.
(almost definitely non-guaranteed rookie minimum) (EMAIL addition: it’s a 2-yr minimum contract with much of the 1st year guaranteed.)
 
Yr 1        349,458 (part g’teed)
Yr 2        563,679 (ng)
Total      913,137
 
7/17 - http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=760190
Emanuel Ginobili will receive a two-year contract — the maximum allowed using the league's $1.4 million salary-cap exception — totaling $2.94 million.
(email source says starting salary is 1.325mil).
 
2002-03 – 1,325,000
2003-04 – 1,457,500
total – 2,782,500