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Question for Cap Experts
« on: May 23, 2009, 07:14:59 AM »

Offline Michael Anthony

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I have a pretty solid understanding of how the cap works, but I have been wondering about one thing for a long time - what is the maximum ammount a player can leave on the table for a buyout?

I think Steph gave up $1 million. Could he have given up $2? $6? $12? All of it?
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Re: Question for Cap Experts
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2009, 10:34:10 AM »

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I have a pretty solid understanding of how the cap works, but I have been wondering about one thing for a long time - what is the maximum ammount a player can leave on the table for a buyout?

I think Steph gave up $1 million. Could he have given up $2? $6? $12? All of it?

Yeah, a team can give up his entire salary, if he wants to.  That's what happened with Derek Fisher in Utah.

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Re: Question for Cap Experts
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2009, 11:01:01 AM »

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I have a pretty solid understanding of how the cap works, but I have been wondering about one thing for a long time - what is the maximum ammount a player can leave on the table for a buyout?

I think Steph gave up $1 million. Could he have given up $2? $6? $12? All of it?

Yeah, a team can give up his entire salary, if he wants to.  That's what happened with Derek Fisher in Utah.

a *player* can give up his entire salary..... is what Roy meant to write
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Re: Question for Cap Experts
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 08:30:17 AM »

Offline Michael Anthony

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Thanks for getting back to me guys.

So in theory we could trade Ray Allen as an expiring deal to another team, he agrees to give up $5.5M in a buyout, and we could bring him back on board for the full MLE (after the waiting period runs out)?

Just thinking that would save the other team an immediate $5.5M (along with any money he saves them going forward) PLUS we could hang on to Ray.
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