Sheridan's Tidbits

[Mr. Body]

If someone wants to give him a contract, horay for him. He's 34 going on 54. If he lets the Spurs give him less money, I'd be stunned, because there's not a team out there right now I'd expect wants him. Most teams are booked in the roster and would have to cut someone, anyway.

And Timvp, you twit, buyouts are not automatically at reduced figures.

[timvp]

I could see New Jersey signing him. Milwaukee could use him. With the power forward position getting smaller around the league, Williams is still an NBA player.

[timvp]

And Timvp, you twit, buyouts are not automatically at reduced figures.

That's what the term buyout means in regard to the NBA.

Name a player who got bought out and it wasn't for a reduced figure.















I'll be waiting a long time for that answer.

[Holt's Cat]

The Ruxury Tax scares me. Peter says it can jump up and bite you at any time.

[Mr. Body]

Buying out a player who doesn't expect to play the rest of the season is unprecedented. It's called 'waiving' the player, and that's more likely what will happen here.

If Williams actually thinks some team will waive a player (timvp's excellent examples of the Bucks and Nets above, who have full rosters) in order to sign him to the minimum, then yeah, maybe he'll accept a bit less.

[JPB]

The only case would be for a player who couldn't find another team or would stop playing after the buyout

[Holt's Cat]

You buy him out if you are afwaid of the Ruxury Tax.

[VaSpursFan]

If someone wants to give him a contract, horay for him. He's 34 going on 54. If he lets the Spurs give him less money, I'd be stunned, because there's not a team out there right now I'd expect wants him. Most teams are booked in the roster and would have to cut someone, anyway.

And Timvp, you twit, buyouts are not automatically at reduced figures.

NBA buyouts are done so that the team doesn't have to pay the entire remaining balance due on the players contract. thus, all buyouts are for less than what remains on the contract (C. Webb comes to mind)

it would not make economical sense to pay more for a contract than what it is worth to keep the player for the life of the contract.

e. will has a little left in the tank and could be a good role player for 10-20 mins a night. he's shown he's capable in a few games with the spurs.

[Mr. Body]

timvp is correct on nomenclature - the spurs will look to buyout his contract.

I think it is more likely they will have to waive him.

[Kori Ellis]

Buying out a player who doesn't expect to play the rest of the season is unprecedented. It's called 'waiving' the player, and that's more likely what will happen here.

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But then it's not a buyout. It's just a player getting waived.

[Kori Ellis]

Sorry I see your last post, we posted at the same time.

[AFBlue]

NBA buyouts are done so that the team doesn't have to pay the entire remaining balance due on the players contract. thus, all buyouts are for less than what remains on the contract (C. Webb comes to mind)

it would not make economical sense to pay more for a contract than what it is worth to keep the player for the life of the contract.

e. will has a little left in the tank and could be a good role player for 10-20 mins a night. he's shown he's capable in a few games with the spurs.

Question: Was Jalen Rose bought out or waived?

[Kori Ellis]

From what I understand, "buyouts" are typically done on players who have more than one year left on their respective contracts....such as Chris Webber.

I think most players in the last year of their contracts are "waived", but I don't know if that entails paying out a lesser amount to that individual.

Question: Was Jalen Rose bought out or waived?

Buyouts don't have anything to do with length of contract.

If you get bought out, you are taking less than the amount you are owed.
If you get waived, you are just waived off the team and still get paid.

[VaSpursFan]

Question: Was Jalen Rose bought out or waived?

bought out

[AFBlue]

Buyouts don't have anything to do with length of contract.

If you get bought out, you are taking less than the amount you are owed.
If you get waived, you are just waived off the team and still get paid.

yeah sorry...I posted, then edited real quick

[AFBlue]

So will he be bought out, waived, or traded? Whaddya think?

[Kori Ellis]

But you are officially waived after you make an agreement to be bought out

[timvp]

Buying out a player who doesn't expect to play the rest of the season is unprecedented. It's called 'waiving' the player, and that's more likely what will happen here.

At least you learned that a buyout is at a reduced figure.

If Williams actually thinks some team will waive a player (timvp's excellent examples of the Bucks and Nets above, who have full rosters) in order to sign him to the minimum, then yeah, maybe he'll accept a bit less.

Uh, the Nets have been openly shopping for a bigman all year. And for the Bucks, Jared Reiner is on a ten-day contract.

[JPB]

Suns were even thinking to buy him out too (bought out 2 times in the same year, woaw)

[Kori Ellis]

So will he be bought out, waived, or traded? Whaddya think?

I think they will try to trade him, then try to negotiate a buyout and then if he doesn't take it, he'll be waived.

[AFBlue]

Suns were even thinking to buy him out too (bought out 2 times in the same year, woaw)

BRING IN JALEN ROSE!

[JPB]

If he accepts to be bought out, it will after being guarented a contract somewhere else

[JPB]

BRING IN JALEN ROSE!

I've seen weirder suggestions here.

[Mr. Body]

The more interesting thing in the article is about Maggette. If the Clippers have to trade him this year, they're not going to get what they originally wanted (veteran, prospect, future 1st rounder). And they probably will have to trade him this year - they've inked Dunleavy to an extension to his coaching contract and no one sees Sterling eating money by giving him the boot over Maggette. And one of them probably has to go.

Sterling may just want some productive players who aren't too expensive and, failing that, just cutting salary out.

The offers seemed to be, whether truly serious or not:

1. San Antonio: Barry+Udrih
2. Miami: Posey
3. Indiana: Dunleavy
4. Utah: ??
5. Toronto: something with MoPete

[AFBlue]

What I find interesting is that Maggette seemed aware of the Spurs interest.

What I want to know is whether he's interested in the Spurs interest? Meaning, if he does get traded here, however unlikely, will he be happy as a clam?