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Does anyone know, or care to speculate, on the 14 contracts per season that the NBA's insurance provider excluded from coverage?

Remember, once a player is covered, the carrier can't exclude the player for the remainder of his current contract. If I were speculating, I'd look for players with large contracts and a history of injuries before they signed their current contracts.

My speculative list for this season would include: Amare, Nene, Dwayne Wade, Nic Batum, Jeff Green, Stephen Curry, Eric Gordon, Carlos Boozer, Jameer Nelson, Tony Parker and Emeka Okafor.

I'd also suspect that there's typically one or two openings on the list at most times, to avoid the possibility that the list is full and then a really undesirable deal (from ins co pov) is about to get signed.

DBoys wrote:I'd also suspect that there's typically one or two openings on the list at most times, to avoid the possibility that the list is full and then a really undesirable deal (from ins co pov) is about to get signed.

It's my understanding that the insurance company has the right to insure a previously non-covered player at the beginning of each season, even when the player is on the same contract. I wonder if they have the right to do the same during the middle of the season?

Dunkenstein wrote:

DBoys wrote:I'd also suspect that there's typically one or two openings on the list at most times, to avoid the possibility that the list is full and then a really undesirable deal (from ins co pov) is about to get signed.

It's my understanding that the insurance company has the right to insure a previously non-covered player at the beginning of each season, even when the player is on the same contract. I wonder if they have the right to do the same during the middle of the season?

1 The right to insure one who wasn't insured, means they can always have 14 designated. Then when a worse risk signing happens, they can drop one they had on the list and add the new one.

2 That being the case, you'd think mid-season change must be possible. Otherwise, if a team signed a player mid-season, the ins co would never have the chance to deem it as high risk.

DBoys wrote:

Dunkenstein wrote:

DBoys wrote:I'd also suspect that there's typically one or two openings on the list at most times, to avoid the possibility that the list is full and then a really undesirable deal (from ins co pov) is about to get signed.

It's my understanding that the insurance company has the right to insure a previously non-covered player at the beginning of each season, even when the player is on the same contract. I wonder if they have the right to do the same during the middle of the season?

1 The right to insure one who wasn't insured, means they can always have 14 designated. Then when a worse risk signing happens, they can drop one they had on the list and add the new one.

2 That being the case, you'd think mid-season change must be possible. Otherwise, if a team signed a player mid-season, the ins co would never have the chance to deem it as high risk.

I agree with your final point. But if that's the case, why would there be a need to leave one or two spots on the list open as you suggested in your first quote?

"why would there be a need to leave one or two spots on the list open as you suggested in your first quote?"

There wouldn't be. Notice my point 1 in reply, in which I specifically responded to your added info (info new to me) by mentioning that - seeing what you had said - there was no reason for the ins co to ever have empty slots on their uninsured list.

Comprende?

Just curious, since we're talking about open spots:

Do contracts they are continueing to not pay on (like Roy's deal with POR that runs through 2015) count against the 14?