Remember, the Rockets signed Harden to a five-year maximum salary EXTENSION. Because the extension does not kick in until 2013-14, the actual maximum salary was not known at the time the extension was signed. And if Harden's extension entitles him to "the maximum salary for which the player is eligible," then he'd be able to get the higher salary if he meets any of the Rose Rule criteria. See Larry Coon's explanation here: http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q58 (He even specifically notes that James Harden is eligible for the "30% max" if he meets the Rose Rule criteria.)
BimaThug, a question for you. if other teams get lin through a trade, how does his salary affect other teams' cap?
thx. someone stated it in the game thread. what if knicks had matched and then decided to trade him, what impact would his salary have had?
$5 million, $5.225 million, $14.898 million. The cap treatment remains consistent from the trading team to the team acquiring the Arenas contract via trade.
Lin would be an All Star without McHale holding him back. NY would never trade him even if the opposing team could offer one billion in cash.
suddenly, i have another question. a player's contract has a clause which he has the right to refuse trade or he has a list of teams he can be traded to. if he gives up this right in a trade, is the clause gone after trade?
Unless your name is Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett, you don't have that right to begin with. No-trade clauses are VERY rare in the NBA and can only be included in a contract if the player meets certain requirements regarding years of service in the league AND years of service with the team. More on that here: http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q98
of coz, i am not. otherwise, i would ask my lawyer to answer my question.:grin::grin::grin: it looks like the no trade clause goes with the contract. that means even he waives it in a trade. he still have it in case he might be traded again. am i right?
