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Amnesty, Sweet Amnesty

Found December 06, 2011 on Trade Street Post: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Corey Maggette,  Matt Carroll,  Boris Diaw
TEAMS: Charlotte Bobcats

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Claw 2 Claw: Which Bobcat Should Get Amnestied?When the new CBA becomes official on Thursday, there will be an amnesty provision that allows each team the opportunity to buy out one of its players and not have their salary count against the salary cap or luxury tax. TSP's Matt and Bryan now debate which current Bobcats might fall victim to the new CBA provision. Matt Thomas: Someone once asked me what sucked harder than a collapsed star. The correct answer is Corey Maggette's defense. This guy is set to make $10Mil+ over the next two years (!!!!!!!!). Seems like an obvious candidate for amnesty doesn't it? The Bobcats sent Livingston and Jax to the Bucks for this guy and a pick. The downside of this trade was paying Maggette, so what could be better than having our cake and eating it too? We shed around $21 MILLION (!!) off the books for the next two years and put the Cats in a fantastic financial situation when it comes to acquiring free agents. Yes, it will ...
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