Here's a blurb from Coon's Salary Cap FAQ: <i>REINSTATEMENT -- If a player was banned from the league for a drug-related offense and later reinstated, his prior team may re-sign him for up to his previous salary<i/> I interpret that to mean that the player's contract is voided and therefore if he's reinstated, then he must be resigned.
Even though I was pretty certain that the contract was voided, I decided to verify. Here's some actual verbage from the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which deals with a drug dissmisal. ARTICLE XXXIII: ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM Section 11. Dismissal and Disqualification. (a) A player who, under the terms of this Agreement, is “dismissed and disqualified from any association with the NBA or any of its Teams in accordance with the provisions of Section 11(a)” shall, without exception, immediately be so dismissed and disqualified for a period of not less than two (2) years, <b>and such player’s Player Contract shall be rendered null and void and of no further force or effect (subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 of the Uniform Player Contract).</b> Such dismissal and disqualification shall be mandatory and may not be rescinded or reduced by the player’s Team or the NBA. Section 12 Reinstatement (f) (i) A Veteran Player who has been reinstated pursuant to this Section 12 shall, immediately upon such reinstatement, notify the Team to which he was under contract at the time of his dismissal and disqualification (the “previous Team”). Upon receipt of such notification, and subject to Section 12(f)(ii) below, the previous Team shall then have thirty (30) days in which to make a Tender to the player with a stated term of at least one (1) full NBA Season (or, in the event the Tender is made during a Season, of at least the rest of that Season) and calling for a Salary in the first Season covered by the Tender at least equal to the lesser of (A) the player’s Salary for the Salary Cap Year in which he was dismissed and disqualified, or (B) the Estimated Average Player Salary during the then-current Season, in either case reduced on a pro rata basis if the first Season covered by the Tender is a partial Season, but not greater than the Salary provided in Section 12(f)(iii) below. If the previous Team makes such a Tender, it shall, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Tender, be the only NBA Team with which the player may negotiate and sign a Player Contract. If the player does not sign a Player Contract with the previous Team within the year following such Tender, then the player shall thereupon be deemed a Restricted or an Unrestricted Free Agent, in accordance with the provisions of Article XI. If the previous Team fails to make a Required Tender, the player shall become an Unrestricted Free Agent.
I like the trade idea, because it includes my countryman, Maciej Lampe. The guy is ultra-talented, and haven't achieved much, actually only because of injuries. He can be obtained for cheap now, since he has been injured for a while. Do this trade!!!
