Why officially retire?

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Why officially retire? 

Post#1 » by fam3381 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:01 pm

Hey guys, here's a simple question that I can't really figure out...what is the technical benefit of a player officially retiring? Obviously in many cases a guy's Bird rights (if he's out of contract) will get renounced so he won't have the option of getting a deal like KVH just did, but I'm curious what benefit a player gets from handing in retirement papers. Looking at the CBA it doesn't seem like a player's pension is affected by not officially retiring in the short term. What obvious thing am I missing?
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Post#2 » by bgwizarfan » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:13 pm

^ well there's always that pension... so you could be 55 and instead of receiving a pension for 20 years, still holding out hope that a team sign and trades you...
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Post#3 » by Dunkenstein » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:08 pm

Very few players who have Bird rights actually retire officially. Most of the officially retired players were either waived or renounced by their last team.
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Post#4 » by LarryCoon » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:51 am

Also, I was told they can start drawing their pension (a reduced amount of it, anyway) at 45. For that, you need to file paperwork. I doubt anybody over 45 (and definitely 50, when they're eligible for the full amount) wouldn't have filed.
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Post#5 » by fam3381 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:12 pm

Thanks guys.
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