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The magic number this season is 41. If Miles misses his 41st consecutive game due to injury, a league insurance policy kicks in, paying 80 percent of his salary on a per-game basis. Also, his salary would not count against the cap.
These provisions stay in place until he returns to action, and if he never does, it means that the team has apparently found an attractive loophole that could give it some relief from the remaining four years and $34 million remaining on his contract.
One of the big hangups with Miles has been the team's willingness to admit it make a mistake when it ignored his knee issues, attitude, etc. and gave him a six-year, $48 million free-agent contract two years ago. The Knicks made a powerful statement about the message they want to send to the locker room by waiving Jalen Rose this week.
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The first part is very interesting and I have to say that missing 41 games might not be the worst thing in the world. It would save money as pointed out, but also, Miles would have a fresh chance to come back next year with one more year knocked off his contract, makeing him that much more appealing to other teams. If he could then come out and play well, his trade value may rise significantly and it will not have cost the Blazers much more then a roster space.
The second part of the quote about Jalen Rose is bogus. There is little comparison because his contract was up after this year and the knicks decided to let him walk either way so they could lower their salary. So if he was not going to be traded, and he was not going to be a future component of the team, then waive him. It makes financial sense. It might also make sense in the locker room but I see no evidence that this is the reason for the axe. If that were the case, then why didn't they cut him a year earlier?