Carter's shocking oversight may allow Heat to pursue major free-agency acquistions
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/b...la-sports-heat
By Ira Winderman
Staff Writer
Posted July 4 2003
"A shocking oversight by Anthony Carter suddenly has established the Heat as a major player in NBA free agency, one now with the salary-cap space to sign the likes of Jason Kidd, Jermaine O'Neal or Gilbert Arenas.
The staggering lapse by the veteran point guard effectively terminates the Heat's financial obligation and unexpectedly has it in position to spend as much as $11 million this summer on upgrades."
"Holding a player option on the third and final year of his contract for $4.1 million for the coming season, Carter merely had to inform the Heat by Monday's deadline that he would remain under contract.
Astonishingly, that deadline was allowed to pass without any communication to the Heat by Carter or his representatives. As of the close of business Thursday there still had not been any contact between the parties.
"Somebody just mentioned this to me," agent Bill Duffy said when contacted Thursday evening before abruptly ending the phone call. A call to Carter's South Florida home was answered and then hung up on. A return call was answered with a response that the guard had stepped out."
NCBullsFan: We do not allow entire articles to be posted here - just summaries of the article with quotes. But thanks for alerting us to the article. This could be a huge development for this free agent season.