Salary Cap and Amnesty Rule

by netfan1972 on Jul 18, 2011 3:30 PM EDT

Based on the latest proposals from the league and players, amnesty rule will difinitely be part of the new CBA. It's a win-win for both the players and teams - wiped out BAD contracts off the cap while the players still get paid. If there's a season this year, I think there will be lots of additional free agents (Chris Bosh?!).

http://basketball.about.com/od/nba-vs-nbapa/a/The-Nba-Cba-Amnesty-Rule-And-The-Leagues-Worst-Contracts.htm

After digesting all the proposals and NHL & NFL lockout scenerios, I think the split of revenue will probably be 50% -52% between the players and owners, which implies the salary cap will be ~10% lower. If they can settle this year, I think the CAP will not be "HARD" like NFL or NHL. If the lockout last for the whole season, it will probably be a hard cap at 50% split - see NHL! For all of my fellow Net fans wanting to add free agents, I think teams that can manage the CAP the best will have the best chance to succeed in the next CBA.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/15278727/sound-proposal-to-bridge-cba-gap-starting-with-revenues

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=labor-110629

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That would be amazing,

Dumping Outlaw would give us a big boost, alongside D-Will, Lopez and a lot of cap space.

DWill all the way to the Finals!! some day, very close...

by Heavinsent on Jul 18, 2011 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

i thought NI said that the nets wuldnt probably use amnesty on outlaw

by blazin pp face on Jul 18, 2011 6:49 PM EDT reply actions

That is what he wants to believe

Iannazzone said he thinks they would use it on Outlaw.

by Andres B on Jul 18, 2011 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

deron williams is better than kyrie irving

by William_H_HOLLA on Jul 18, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Bosh a FA?

Please explain yourself.

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 18, 2011 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

He believes the Heat are so dumb

That they’d drop an all-star caliber PF in the prime of his career, and give him what, $80 million?, to just walk away. Why? Salary cap relief, lol.

by Charles L on Jul 18, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah I just wanted him to come out and say that nonsense himself.

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 18, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Heard of Salary Cap???

If there’s a hard cap, Miami will be forced to make a choice.

by netfan1972 on Jul 18, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt that, at least not at first, they'll grandfather contracts in and assign them new values or they'll give them 2 seasons to make moves to comply with the new cap.

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 19, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

NI also said the amnesty would only apply for teams that are over the salary cap

I’m not counting on that rule I truly believe that outlaw is going to be a better player also adding prince and a healthy dj outlaw is the last thing on my mind

by Pure baller15 on Jul 18, 2011 9:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

It'll be kind of hard for Outlaw to not be a better player...

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 18, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Outlaw is fortunate that the Nets don't get the coverage the Knicks do

Because if they did, he would be talked about on TV and Radio much like Eddy Curry was a few years ago

D-Will > Carmela

by Gdepp94 on Jul 18, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's a good point.

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 19, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

don't underestimate this bum's ability to suck

by Andres B on Jul 19, 2011 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions

For the 10000000000000000000000000th time

NI also said the amnesty would only apply for teams that are over the salary cap

He is wrong and is looking for whatever reason to believe Outlaw won’t be released. In 2005, the amnesty clause only applied for luxury tax purposes and didn’t clear cap space, but as has been explained numerous times by Coon, that is why they changed only luxury tax rules, not cap rules. Like Coon said, if they change cap rules, there WILL be an amnesty clause and it WILL clear cap space. The league is not going to change the cap rules and not give its teams the chance to correct mistakes they made under different rules.

by Andres B on Jul 19, 2011 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions

What is being said is...

That the Nets may wait and use the amnesty clause after the trade deadline. The would be able to make a trade with, for example, the Magic, have a horrible contract like Arenas included and then use the clause to drop him.

by thepapers on Jul 18, 2011 9:48 PM EDT reply actions

That won't happen, that's crazy. Where are you even getting something like that from, a Bleacher Report article?

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 18, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Past comments section psts from NI....

People were wondering why NI said that the Nets wouldnt use the amnesty clause on Outlaw. This is what I remember being suggested. What is so crazy about it? It is very logical and makes sense.

by thepapers on Jul 18, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

What is crazy about it is it will never happen.

It won’t be a use at your leisure clause exactly for reasons like that.

Teams will have only until the season to use it and there will be a date set in the summer, probably about a week or two from the new CBA coming into effect that you have to have a player on your roster by to even be allowed to exercise the clause.

by vincecarter4pres on Jul 19, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions