Max Qualifying Offer Question

Post #1 » by **Smitty731** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:27 am

Heard this a couple of places and no one seems to know for sure. Thought I would ask here before I did a bunch of digging.

Jimmy Butler was just given a Max QO. Prior to this (and maybe after, that is the question), his Qualifying Offer was just over 4.4 million. His Cap Hold was just over 5 million. Does these amounts remain? Or are they replaced with his Max amount, projected at 15.8 million.

Heard some disagreement on both podcasts and the radio today.

DBoys · Post #2 » by **DBoys** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:17 am

His free agent amount will be the amount of the Max QO. And to be nitpicking
a - no qualifying offer of a smaller amount was previously made to him (the two were made at the same time), and
b - his free agent amount was never a different number - it was only potentially expected to be a different number, as no free agent amount has yet been applied to CHI's team Salary. That doesn't happen until July 1.

Post #3 » by **Smitty731** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:27 am

DBoys wrote:His free agent amount will be the amount of the Max QO. And to be nitpicking
a - no qualifying offer of a smaller amount was previously made to him (the two were made at the same time), and
b - his free agent amount was never a different number - it was only potentially expected to be a different number, as no free agent amount has yet been applied to CHI's team Salary. That doesn't happen until July 1.

Unlike some, I actually appreciate you being nitpicky. I do the same most often. I was trying to get the question posted as quick as good, thus the reason I wrote it the way I did.

Out of curiousity, do you have a source for the information on the Max QO? I am inclined to agree, but would love to read it for myself.

DBoys · Post #4 » by **DBoys** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:40 am

[free agent amount]

(ii) With respect to each Veteran Free Agent who last played for a Team who is a Restricted Free Agent, the greater of

(A) the Free Agent Amount (as defined in 162 Section 4(d) below) attributable to such Veteran Free Agent,
(B) the Salary called for in any outstanding Qualifying Offer tendered to such Veteran Free Agent, or
(C) the Salary called for in any First Refusal Exercise Notice (as defined in Article XI, Section 5(e)) issued with respect to such Veteran Free Agent.

Post #5 » by **Smitty731** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:40 am

DBoys wrote:[free agent amount]

(ii) With respect to each Veteran Free Agent who last played for a Team who is a Restricted Free Agent, the greater of

(A) the Free Agent Amount (as defined in 162 Section 4(d) below) attributable to such Veteran Free Agent,
(B) the Salary called for in any outstanding Qualifying Offer tendered to such Veteran Free Agent, or
(C) the Salary called for in any First Refusal Exercise Notice (as defined in Article XI, Section 5(e)) issued with respect to such Veteran Free Agent.

Awesome! Thanks!