Why Danny didn't Amnesty JO

[CbrewEra]

Serious question here.  Why did he not amnesty this guy.  Did he honestly believe that JO could play an entire season? 
There was clearly better options out there at the 6 mill we gave him. 
If not better, at least guys who have proved they can hold up for an entire season, and rebound the ball.

[Fafnir]

We used the mini-mle on Wilcox we had no other exceptions to sign a player, amnestying O'Neal would not have allowed us to sign another player. It would have just saved the team some luxury tax money.

[RajonRondo9Dime]

You do realize we were so far over the cap, amnestying JO would have done nothing, right? 

[rondohondo]

Serious question here.  Why did he not amnesty this guy.  Did he honestly believe that JO could play an entire season? 
There was clearly better options out there at the 6 mill we gave him. 
If not better, at least guys who have proved they can hold up for an entire season, and rebound the ball.

they would only have been able to replace him with a min cotract because they are over the salary cap. Danny probably thought that JO was a better option than any big man vet min player. Plus they would have had to eat the rest of his contract anyways.

[xmuscularghandix]

Serious question here.  Why did he not amnesty this guy.  Did he honestly believe that JO could play an entire season? 
There was clearly better options out there at the 6 mill we gave him. 
If not better, at least guys who have proved they can hold up for an entire season, and rebound the ball.

they would only have been able to replace him with a min cotract because they are over the salary cap. Danny probably thought that JO was a better option than any big man vet min player. Plus they would have had to eat the rest of his contract anyways.

Exactly. If your still going to be paying him anyways why not actually try to get minutes out of him?

[Kane3387]

For all the reasons you see above and the fact that JO barely played last season but played well in the playoffs. We were hoping that he would at least be another big man with 6 fouls.

[Celtics4ever]

I think GM's who amnesty will get bad reps with the guys perhaps.

[LooseCannon]

I think GM's who amnesty will get bad reps with the guys perhaps.

Maybe, but the correct answer to the question is because Ainge understands how the salary cap works and isn't a moron, like some GMs.  (I'm looking at you, Golden State.  Worst use of the amnesty clause ever.)