orangello
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Well, it looks like I was missing a lot of information then. I apologize for stereotyping you.
Lockout is OVER!!! NBA is back according to sources
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Well, it looks like I was missing a lot of information then. I apologize for stereotyping you.
Archie Moses
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I just found out. I'm crying. Let us celebrate. Post pics that show how joyous you are.
freakazoid
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Don't you mean you like men, too?
https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php?7410-Zooey-Deschanel-is-single.
The revised amensty structure is the most interesting part of the deal to me.
Amnesty is available every single year and there will be a revised waiver system where teams can bid on portions of player contracts that are being waived. This may be a big benefit to large market teams. Can you imagine if the Hornets amesty'd Emeka Okafor for example and the Heat or Lakers got to bid agains the Jazz to claim him off waivers?
It's also unclear how the winning bid is determined. If it's straight monetary value or player's choice or some mixture of the two.
Amnesty is available every single year and there will be a revised waiver system where teams can bid on portions of player contracts that are being waived. This may be a big benefit to large market teams. Can you imagine if the Hornets amesty'd Emeka Okafor for example and the Heat or Lakers got to bid agains the Jazz to claim him off waivers?
It's also unclear how the winning bid is determined. If it's straight monetary value or player's choice or some mixture of the two.
GoJazz
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If what I am reading is correct. This deal does very little for the Jazz. What happen to the small market teams getting together to make the league more competitive? Other then a few minor salary cap changes I don't see anything that helps with that cause. So it looks like this was just a money grab by the owners.
More like it was a "We don't want to go to court and waste time and money" move. The threat of a lawsuit really gave the players that tid bit of leverage they needed to swing a couple of system issues in their favor.
orangello
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I believe that you misread that part of the new CBA.
In looking at it again, it appears the language is unclear: "Each team permitted to waive 1 player prior to any season of the CBA (only for contracts in place at the inception of the CBA) and have 100% of the player’s salary removed from team salary for Cap and Tax purposes."
That could mean one player for the entire time the CBA is in effect, or it could mean one player per season on old contracts during the time the CBA is in effect. I made an assumption about what the word "any" meant there.
In any event, the bidding system on amnesty'd players seems to strongly favor moneyed teams. Especially if the auction is non-blind.
jope
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-From NBA.com-
Amnesty clause
On a one-time basis, each team will be permitted to waive one player currently under contract and have his salary not count for cap and tax purposes.
Comment: There had been talk of making amnesty available annually but that might have been excessive, fueling the perception that GMs make chronic spending mistakes
jazz_fanatic
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A sincere apology? Now that's not something you see everyday on Jazzfanz! I was expecting a smartass response...which I did get, from other posters. Haha. No worries, it happens all the time...on here.