The hot topic right now in the NBA is the amnesty provision of the new collective bargaining agreement. The next thing to take a closer look at is the stretch exception, which is a mechanism that is designed to give relief to teams that make mistakes once the new collective bargaining agreement goes into effect. (The stretch exception does NOT apply to contracts signed under the old CBA). Here is the exact wording regarding the stretch exception from the memo that was
Amnesty program includes secondary waivers
And what, you may ask, is secondary waivers? The details still need to be ironed out in “secondary negotiations” between lawyers from the league office and the, ahem, union, but there is going to be a bidding process for players released under the amnesty clause of the new collective bargaining agreement. How will that bidding process work? Something like this: Let’s say the Orlando Magic decide to release Gilbert Arenas, who has $62 million remaining on his contract over the next three years, including
Bernucca column: Questions for 30 teams after lockout ends
You know what it smells like? Victory. Victory for the owners. And you know what else? Some day, this war is gonna end. When it does, all 30 teams, from the champs to the chumps, will have limited time to find the answers to their most burning questions in what will be an extremely abbreviated offseason activity period. So let’s look at those questions, along with some answers. ATLANTA: Is one ball enough? It says here that the Hawks should dump either Jamal Crawford through
Bernucca column: Where Dwight might alight
If you were Sam Presti, would you trade Kendrick Perkins, James Harden, Eric Maynor and your best available first-round pick for Dwight Howard? Don’t worry, Thunder fans. It’s a trick question. Dwight Howard’s not going to Oklahoma City. He’s not going to Memphis for Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo. Or to Indiana for Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert. Or to the Los Angeles Clippers for Chris Kaman and Eric Gordon. But Howard is going somewhere, that’s for sure. In the summer, Howard – who can