Stretch Provision & the 15% limit

[Wizenheimer]

I have a question pertaining to the 15% limit for the stretch provision benefit on waived players.

it's in section 64 of the CBA FAQ:

A team is not permitted to stretch the team salary charge if in any future season the team salary charges for all the team's waived players would add up to more than 15% of the salary cap for the season in which the player is waived. For example, if a player is waived in 2011-12, the team cannot elect to stretch the player's team salary charge if the sum of the team salary charges for all of the team's waived players in any future season would exceed $8,706,600 (15% of the salary cap in 2011-12).

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q64

the question I have, as a Blazer fan, is if the "all the team's waived players" stipulation includes players waived under the amnesty provision. I suspect it probably does which would mean Portland can not gain any cap-relief from the stretch provision until Brandon Roy's amnestied contract expires.

but maybe I'm reading it wrong?

[DBoys]

You are reading it wrong.

This rule is about the ability to move cap charges from the current season to a future one. In essence, you are borrowing from a future cap year. An amnesty waive would never apply since it creates $0 in salary cap charges in future seasons.

[Wizenheimer]

ok...that makes sense

thanks for the answer