The Harpring situation

   There's been a lot of questions all summer about the financial implications of Matt Harpring's status. To the best of my understanding, here's the breakdown. For starters, Harpring's $6.5 million salary for 2009-10 became fully guaranteed midway through last season.    Although there were injury provisions in his contract, they were all related to Harpring's surgically repaired right knee. He missed exactly zero games for knee-related reasons, so his salary became guaranteed after the Jan. 31 game in Portland.    Harpring's salary also will continue to count against the Jazz for salary cap/luxury tax calculations. The NBA requires a one-year waiting period before teams can look ahead to relief if a player suffers a career-ending injury.    Because Harpring played in last season's playoffs, that waiting period extends all the way through this season. Since this is the final year of his contract...