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03-08-2004, 10:10 AM
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"Bird" Exception
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Cap anomaly gives Bobcats room
The Charlotte Bobcats can exceed the salary cap to re-sign any restricted free agents chosen in June's expansion draft.
Those exceptions -- generally known as the "Larry Bird" rule or the "early-Bird" rule -- will pass on to the Bobcats, same as they would in a trade. The NBA clarified that in a recent summary of expansion rules.
The option to use the Bird rule could be handy, since the Bobcats' salary cap will be two-thirds of existing teams' next season. However, the Bobcats don't plan to spend heavily over their cap, expected to be about $30 million next season.
Another interesting rule: Teams over the cap will receive a trade exception, allowing the team to replace the veteran they lost with another player of comparable salary. That exception would be additional incentive for teams to leave high-priced players unprotected.
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03-08-2004, 02:15 PM
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Uh, why is Charlotte's salary cap lower then everyone else's, exactly? What's the purpose of that? Why handicap a team that's already disadvantaged to begin with?
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03-08-2004, 02:20 PM
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Originally posted by <b>el pollo diablo</b>!
Uh, why is Charlotte's salary cap lower then everyone else's, exactly? What's the purpose of that? Why handicap a team that's already disadvantaged to begin with?
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Believe it or not, with a full cap, the Bobcats could become competitive immediately. Say they had a full cap and signed Stromile Swift(6-7 million), Troy Hudson (4-5 million), Rodney White (2-3 million), Erick Dampier (7-9 million) and take Eddie Jones in the expansion draft (12 million). They would still be under the cap to fill out the rest of the roster not to mention they would have a top 4 pick.
C - Erick Dampier
PF - Stromile Swift
SF - Rodney White
SG - Eddie Jones
PG - Troy Hudson
That team would be competitive for a playoff spot immediately.
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03-08-2004, 04:08 PM
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The Corrupted
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True, but the thing is that RFA become UFA when they are picked by the Bobcats, so it seems to balance out.
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03-15-2004, 06:48 PM
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damn! i didnt know that.
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03-16-2004, 08:49 PM
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Originally posted by <b>Hong Kong Fooey</b>!
Believe it or not, with a full cap, the Bobcats could become competitive immediately. Say they had a full cap and signed Stromile Swift(6-7 million), Troy Hudson (4-5 million), Rodney White (2-3 million), Erick Dampier (7-9 million) and take Eddie Jones in the expansion draft (12 million). They would still be under the cap to fill out the rest of the roster not to mention they would have a top 4 pick.
C - Erick Dampier
PF - Stromile Swift
SF - Rodney White
SG - Eddie Jones
PG - Troy Hudson
That team would be competitive for a playoff spot immediately.
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That is not nearly a playoff contending team.
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03-16-2004, 10:08 PM
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The Corrupted
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It would in the East.
-Petey
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