Re: Anderson does Count against Cap

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

Thank you Adam and Jonathan and everyone else who see the reason in this
argument and foolishness in thinking the Blazers had the cap burden.  For
those who think otherwise, all I can say is, get some info and quit
pretending you know how the cap works.  Of course few actually know how the
cap works totally, but at least in this matter it is an easy call to make.

I am sorry to hear Kenny will probably not be playing tonight against the
Sonics or Sunday vs the Blazers.  The intro in Portland would have been
interesting.

I am more and more sorry to have to let John Thomas go.  He had talent,
heart and a will to play for this team.  I can only hope RP figures out a
way to get him back in a couple of years when he is a likely affordable FA.
 Why did he have to be included in the deal?  For cap reasons or because
Toronto wanted him based on his talent and their obvious needs?

Lastly, it is about the most amazing thing to imagine NJ getting someone to
take Stinka Dare, and for a starting center to boot. Pure genius, or dumb
luck.

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From: Adam Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>
To: 'Shawn Roth' <ufpdev!shawnr@uunet.uu.net>; celtics@igtc.com
<celtics@igtc.COM>
Subject: Anderson does Count against Cap
Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 7:22 AM


Ok, A few people have already gotten this right, but lets settle this once
and for all.  Under the current collective bargaining agreement, there is
no way for one team to trade a player but not the salary cap room.  If you
own a players contract, that full contract counts against the cap...no
exceptions.  Anderson's entire contract counts against the Celtics salary
cap, and it goes up by roughly 1 million a year for the next 5 years.

On a similar note.  Even if Dino Radja comes back to the NBA, the remianing
2.8 million a year counts against the Celtics cap.  The reason: we waived
him.  When you waive a player, and no one signs him in a 2 week period, you
count his contract against the cap for the remainder of his contract even
if he plays with another team.  This is how we were paying Marty Conlon
league minimum while he was pulling down over 1.5 million from his previous
contract - which was still in effect.

There is no way to waive a player and then trade him such that the
receiving team does not have to take the salary cap hit.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From:	Shawn Roth [SMTP:ufpdev!shawnr@uunet.uu.net]
Sent:	Friday, February 20, 1998 8:46 AM
To:	celtics@igtc.com
Subject:	Salary Cap....

Everyone,

  People on this list are saying that Anderson salary will count on the C's
  salary cap for the next two years.  I heard David Aldrich saying that
  Anderson Salary does NOT count against the C's because he was traded
twice.
  The salary goes against the Raptors cap and not the C's.... Maybe its not
  true, but that's what I heard.

Shawn Roth
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