With all this talk of Paul/Westbrook having untradable contracts I was wondering what happened to the amnesty clause?
I remember a few summers ago teams each having one and getting rid of a terrible contract and letting the player walk, I think it’d be perfect for today’s nba
What happened to the amnesty clause?
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What happened to the amnesty clause?
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What happened to the amnesty clause?
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It was a one time thing for players already under contract
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I believe it was a one-time use situation for each team. Maybe owners can ask for another one-time amnesty after the next CBA.
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not only is it long gone, it only applied to players under contract with a team at the time of that new cba
all these folks that got traded weren't eligible anyways
all these folks that got traded weren't eligible anyways
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There should be another one for the future
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yeah, you had to be on that contract on that team when the new CBA was signed. We do have stretch provisions now, but you don't stretch a guy with 3 years 124m left on his contract, that means it would be stretched and you would pay 5 years 124m for a guy not on team (or is it 6, i thought it was 2 years after the contract ended.)
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Amnesty clauses are usually one time things that happen in a new CBA negotiation.
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The players still had to be paid. The amnesty only meant they didn't count against the cap anymore. I don't think CP3 would be amnestied just like he likely isn't going to be bought out.
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It last applied to players already under contract in 2011.