Nivek wrote:By the way -- the widely reported salary numbers on Rashard aren't exactly accurate. They include incentives. And, those incentives are almost exclusively for stuff like making the Finals -- stuff that he has zero chance of doing with Washington.
If Washington amnesties him next off-season, his payoff would be a little more than $18 million. His amnestied cap number would be in the neighborhood of $13.6 million.
That Arenas trade looks better and better.
Nivek, I've been looking for details on his incentive arrangement for 8 months now. The best I found was a mention by Peter Vescey, not exactly a reliable source. Where did you get this information?
I'm a little confused as to the mechanics of the last year of his contract. It is my understanding from Peter Vescey (now confirmed by you) that the lower end of his salary guarantee is in the neighborhood of $13.6M. The upper end of his guaranteed salary is $17.2M. And his actual stated salary is $22.7M. If the Wizards amnesty him now, I assume they would owe him his entire 2011/12 salary of $21.1M plus some amount of his guaranteed 2012/13 salary. Which 2012/13 salary figure would they use?
Another question: Let's assume the Wizards keep him for this entire year and they're sitting around next summer trying to make a decision on Lewis. They way I understand things, there would be three possible scenarios:
1. Keep him and pay him $22.7M (or would it cost less?).
2. Buy him out and pay him the lower limit of his guaranteed salary of $13.6M, which would count against the cap.
3. Amnesty him and pay him the upper limit of his guaranteed salary of $17.2M, which would not count against the cap.
Do I have it right?
