Because the 4th year is a club option, the 5th is a right of first refusal JIm At 11:24 AM 1/23/99 -0800, JOSH FARBER wrote: >I thought that the new rookie deals would be five year deals. > >Why is ESPN reporting that Paul Pierce has been signed only for 3 years? > Josh > "When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it." - Clarence Darrow