Re: Excemptions/draft

[damekmo@teleport.com]

>Actually, I believe Schintzius was signed to the $1 million exemption with
>a Celtic option for a second year.  While I don't expect the big guy to be
>the comeback player of the year, if he is, we'll have a decent center
>lined up for two years at no money.  Since the third year would give him
>LB rights, I have to think we'd have the inside track on him there as
>well.  If he  turns out to be a bust (as I'd expect), we pay him about
>$600k (pro-rated $1 mill) and say adios.  He even may have some trade
>value to a team trying to create cap room for next year.  I'm not sure if
>Dwayne is a good signing, but the way Pitino and Wallace have structured
>the deal is outstanding.

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>          Dave Wickerham
>          aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu
>          Saratoga Springs, NY

How many exemptions does each team get per year? Let's say Schintzius is a
bust and Pitino realizes two weeks into practice. He says "adios" before
the regular season starts and the team has lost that exemption for the
entire year? Yes?

Paul M.