If an insured player is disabled, there is a 41 game waiting period, after which the insurance company pays 80% of the guaranteed portion of the player's remaining base salary, up to $175,000 per regular season game. The waiting period can span seasons, and the player even can attempt to come back -- if he does and finds that he is unable to play, the 41-game count resumes (as long as he stopped playing due to the same injury).
After his 41st missed game the insurance company starts picking up 80% of the tab... Burks has missed 49... His per game salary is roughly $115,000. For each game the Jazz would save roughly $92,000 if I am reading things correctly. Jazz save another $500k if Burks doesn't play... already saved roughly $700k. Keep getting dem checks!
