Marjanovic is said to be the most likely of the four to remain in Houston. Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss, and Boban Marjanovic came to Houston in that deal, but reports have suggested that at least two or three of those players probably won’t be on the team’s opening night roster. The Rockets’ roster surplus is largely a result of the four-for-one trade they made with Dallas for Christian Wood. None of those five players is owed guaranteed money beyond this season - Favors, Jerome, and Bazley are on expiring contracts, while Maledon and Krejci have non-guaranteed salaries beyond 2022/23.īy reaching a buyout agreement with Green, the Thunder signaled they’re not necessarily prioritizing keeping bigger expiring deals around for potential trades later in the offseason or during the season, so Favors ($10.2MM), Bazley ($4.3MM), and Jerome ($4.2MM) certainly aren’t locks to make it to opening night. The best candidates appear to be Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Theo Maledon, Darius Bazley, and Vit Krejci (who has the lone partially guaranteed contract). There are a number of directions Oklahoma City could go with its final roster spots, but at least three players (besides Green) will have to be traded or released. The Thunder will technically dip to 16 players on fully guaranteed contracts once JaMychal Green‘s reported buyout is completed, but that number will climb back to 17 once Mike Muscala officially re-signs with the team. Teams with more than 15 guaranteed contracts: Here’s an early look at the teams that will have some decisions to make: Sooner or later, those teams will have to trade or release one or more of those players in order to get down to the regular season limit. Still, there are already a small handful of teams that are carrying more than 15 players on guaranteed contracts for ’22/23. Houston wants to make real progress heading into the 2022-23 season, and now is the time to lay the groundwork.We’re approximately three months away from the deadline for NBA teams to finalize their rosters for the 2022/23 regular season, so there’s no urgency for those clubs to get their 15-man squads in order anytime soon. Once camp opens in September in Lake Charles, La., competition for minutes and spots will be fierce. There are a lot of moving pieces, a lot of interesting factors that head coach Stephen Silas and the rest of his staff will need to consider over the next few weeks. Usman Garuba had an ankle injury and was unable to participate, but Daishen Nix was present and showed real promise. took his opportunity with both hands once he was inserted into the starting lineup. Tari Eason impressed enough to garner first-team honors. We saw Houston’s three rookies in action, headlined by No. The Houston Rockets left Las Vegas with a 2-3 record, but it was less about the outcomes and more about the processes for this young group in the midst of a rebuild. Assuming you plan your day-to-day lives around the league schedule (I sincerely hope you don’t), now is the time to take your vacations, unwind and relax ahead of another busy period. Consider this as the offseason’s offseason. Taking a look at the NBA calendar, the period between the end of summer league and beginning of training camp isn’t particularly exciting.
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