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Expiring contracts are contracts on their last year, where the player would not longer be under contract with the team after the season is over. Teams trade for expiring contracts (particularly large expiring contracts) because they can clear cap space. So, for example, if the NBA set the salary cap at $60 million. And, the Spurs had committed contracts for next season valued at about $58 million. They wouldn't have much cap space at all. Richard Jefferson is still owed $15 million next season and that $15 million is part of that $58 million. So, if the Spurs could find a team willing to trade an expiring contract worth about $13 million, the Spurs could get more cap space. Then next season, their payroll would only be at about $43 million. Then they would have about $17 million in cap space to sign a free agent or multiple free agents.

Yes, the Spurs are paying Richard Jefferson's $14 million salary. When a team trades for a player, they take on that player's salary. And, to my knowledge, the NBA isn't like the MLB where a team trading a player can agree to pay part of the salary. However, cash considerations (up to $3 million I believe) can be included in a trade. So, hypothetically, if the Spurs were reluctant to trade for RJ and the Bucks really wanted to make the deal go down, they could have included cash considerations. But, that would not affect the amount of RJ's contract in regards to the Spurs payroll/cap space. It would still be $14 million.

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