URL: Agents Offer New Franchise Player Proposal Which Would Be Bad News For A Celtics Walker Re-Signing

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http://espn.go.com/nba/news/1998/981221/01006110.html

Under the new proposal, teams could designate one player as
a franchise player, regardless of years of service, who could
receive a contract that would "pay him 35 percent of the team's
salary cap."  Approximately equal to as much as $115 million
over 7 years.

Since both Pitino and Gaston have already gone on record that
they don't view Antoine as a $100 million dollar player, should
this proposal be accepted, Antoine is gone.  He'll want to be
to be designated as a franchise player and receive the
$100 million-plus contract, and Gaston won't pay it.

One team that will pay it is the Chiicago Bulls, especially if
Jordan leaves.
Ray