They chose Arenas, who had the worst field-goal percentage In , I said Arenas was the clear-cut choice, as he was nowhere near the talent that once averaged over 27 points per game in Washington and had zero chance of living up to his contract.
Amnestying Arenas was an easy choice, and the team needed to alleviate the salary-cap woes they had inflicted upon themselves with Rashard Lewis' contract Lewis was traded for Arenas in the season. Arenas is now hooping it up in China.
The 76ers had a clear-cut choice in Elton Brand for their amnesty clause. He was the No. Brand played no role in the Sixers' long-term plans and now is a role player for the Dallas Mavericks. After this upgrade, the Suns still had a few million to boot. Childress wound up in Brooklyn but was recently waived.
When Roy decided to come back, the Blazers were not able to re-sign their former player as part of the amnesty agreement. Now that he's injured again, it doesn't seem too likely that they regret it. Roy was considering retirement in late December, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Something tells me the Wizards might like a do-over on this one. Blatche has always seemed to have the talent to be a far better player than what we've seen so far.
There is even some doubt about when the season could start, with December being viewed as a possible start date. The NBA wants to finish the season for many reasons, one is to crown a champion, another is to move on to figure out a plan for next season, but the other is to collect their TV money for the league year.
With the suspension of play, this has caused a pause on any new income for the league. The salary cap is determined by the revenue generated by the league. The cap was already determined to not increase at original projection because of China pulling NBA games from their TV stations.
Note: some games are still broadcasted in China. With the pandemic ceasing operations of the league, it is likely that even reaching the January salary cap projection is unlikely. With the possibility of the cap becoming flat, this could cause a historic slow down on player movement. Save for any sign and trades or trades once the season is over. The NBA has had a method to give teams a chance to start fresh in the past, with their Amnesty Clause. The clause allows teams to clear one player off their books without any cap hits.
The player is still paid their full salary and can not re-sign with the team that waived him. The team that places the highest bid obtains the player. A: The union fought to make double-dipping permissable, but the league held firm and won the right in the end to apply the usual set-off provision for players released with money owed to any amnesty player's new contract.
That means a percentage of the player's new salary will go back to the team that released him. Q: Can a team that doesn't have a payroll exceeding the luxury-tax threshold exercise the amnesty option?
Even if a team isn't on course to pay luxury tax after the season, it can elect to make an amnesty waiver if it anticipates a tax-paying situation down the road. A team could determine that a amnesty move now would save money later, but the decision has to be made this month with the amnesty option only available through Aug. Q: Why was this rule adopted and what are teams really gaining if releasing an amnesty player results in no cap relief and doesn't stop the player from collecting all of his checks?
A: Taxpaying teams have long complained that the NBA's financial system offers no mechanism for teams to undo or recover from a contract mistake. This is a one-time chance for teams to at least free themselves of the tax consequences of what is deemed a bad contract.
Sources indicate that some of the league's smaller-market and more fiscally responsible teams fought the implementation of the amnesty clause, arguing that the league's big spenders already have big advantages when it comes to player acquisition. Those appeals were denied. Q: New York's Allan Houston has been mentioned so frequently as an amnesty candidate since June that some refer to this clause as the "Allan Houston Rule. A: Houston has a close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan and, according to NBA front-office sources, has convinced Dolan that he plans to retire if his arthritic knees prove unstable in training camp this October.
Should Houston retire, New York wouldn't need to waive him now to come away with some substantial savings. To e-mail him, click here. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Atlanta Hawks. The winners Michigan, Cincy and losers oh, Texas! Florida Gators. KU stuns Texas on walk-on's winning 2-point grab. One such idea is an amnesty clause, suggested by Bobby Marks of ESPN, which would allow teams to waive any player currently in a long-term contract and completely eliminate their cap hits of team payroll.
This has happened in and , after the previous two lockouts. There is no indication that this is something owners are seriously pursuing, so it might not even happen. With that said, if there was an amnesty clause, which players would likely be amnestied? Here we answer those questions team-by-team.
The Hawks already are set to have the most cap space this summer, more than the maximum amount. Everyone is either still on their rookie deal or on a value contract. The Celtics are already projected to be over the luxury tax next season but that might not push them to use the amnesty clause just to save money.
The only player that could be considered is Enes Kanter if he opts in next season. Already projected to be over the luxury tax next season, they could potentially use it on DeAndre Jordan or Taurean Prince. This one is a no-brainer. Felicio has done little to prove he has a place in the NBA. The Bulls are well below the tax and are unlikely to have significant cap space unless Otto Porter opts out and leaves this summer. If they do amnesty him, it would mostly be a favor to him if he wishes to play elsewhere.
This one is tough because Tim Hardaway Jr. As long as that player was under contract before the first season the amnesty clause was implemented, such players can always be amnestied later.
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