From: Kim Malo <kimmalo@mindspring.com>
To: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
CC: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: news on Songaila
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 14:21:56 -0400
At 09:51 AM 5/6/2003 -0400, Shawn Niles wrote:
Does anyone know the deal with Songalia? Can we just bring him back
whenever we want? Or is he under contract over there? How long do we
retain our rights to him? Basically, if the C's decided they wanted him on
the team, what is the process?
I think, because he was drafted as a regular US college player rather than
as a foreign player, we own his rights basically for one year after his
obligation to a non-NBA team ends. It's a bit more complex, but that's what
the version in the CBA seems to boil down to
http://www.nbpa.com/cba/articleX.html although the salary cap version is
MUCH more readable http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#40
That's why they wanted him to go play in Europe - to give him more
seasoning that would let them retain his rights vs sitting on the bench or
getting waived, since he was raw and they probably couldn't afford to give
up a roster spot for him
Kim