New York Knicks '07-'08 playoffs or Busto thread

[kidcolin]

I think they probably win more games if they cut Marbury.

DC,

I think he's definitely untradeable.

[dregal]

If we buy him out, he counts against the salary cap right?

[kidcolin]

no his contract comes off the books.

[Suigin406]

i just got around to seeing this marbury [censored], i mean what the [censored], does this guy just like [censored] with everyone?? i [censored] hate his mentality from the PG spot, i hate his effort and attitude, please to be giving this prick the foot and send him somewhere for a bag of BBQ chips

[ClarkNasty]

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no his contract comes off the books.

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You sure? I thought the Allan Houston rule was a one-time special exemption.

[kidcolin]

I thought that was the whole point of a buy out. To save the money. i.e., the reason the Knicks bought out Jalen Rose and the Blazers bought out Steve Francis. I'm googling now.

[kidcolin]

OK I found some info. The buy out amount counts against the cap. I found it here: http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#60

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The agreed-upon buy-out amount (see question number 59) is included in the team salary instead of the salary called for in the contract. If the player had more than one season left on his contract, then the buy-out money is distributed among those seasons in proportion to the original salary. For example, say a player had three seasons remaining on his contract, with salaries of $10 million, $11 million and $12 million. The player and team agree to a buyout of $15 million. The $15 million is therefore charged to the team salary over the three seasons. Since the original contract had $33 million left to be paid, and $10 million is 30.3% of $33 million, 30.3% of the $15 million buyout, or $4.545 million, is included in the team salary in the first season following the buyout. Likewise, 33.33% of $15 million, or $5 million, is included in the team salary in the second season, and 36.36% of $15 million, or $5.455 million, is included in the team salary in the third season.


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[Fonkey123]

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I thought that was the whole point of a buy out. To save the money. i.e., the reason the Knicks bought out Jalen Rose and the Blazers bought out Steve Francis. I'm googling now.

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No, you don't save any money. You pay the whatever the buyout is and it counts against the cap.

edit i see you've found that out yourself

[BobboFitos]

man the suns make the eastern conference look bad

[JuntMonkey]

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I thought that was the whole point of a buy out. To save the money. i.e., the reason the Knicks bought out Jalen Rose and the Blazers bought out Steve Francis. I'm googling now.

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No, you don't save any money. You pay the whatever the buyout is and it counts against the cap.

edit i see you've found that out yourself

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The NBA salary cap is so arbitrary and stupid. End it please so the Knicks can have a $300,000,000 payroll and be good.