pr26 is asking what options the Cavs if they use all of their cap space before the trade deadline. Can they then use the regular MLE (not the Room MLE for teams below the cap)?
I know that teams over the cap can use their exceptions (including the MLE) at any point during the year, and they start to pro-rate. We've discussed this before when free agents became available through waivers late in the year. But I am not sure on whether you can activate those exceptions by using all of your salary space mid-year.
One thing Coon mentions is:
"A team's exceptions may be lost entirely, or the team may never receive them to begin with. This happens when their team salary is so low that when the exceptions are added to the team salary, the sum is still below the salary cap. If this happens when the exceptions arise, then the team doesn't get their exceptions at all. If the team salary ever drops below this level during the year, then any unused portions of their exceptions are lost (and do not return if the team salary increases). "
I don't know if the Cavs were ever at that point before taking on Speights.
I believe the Cavs had to renounce the regular MLE to get enough cap space to float the Speights deal.
Probably, but the room MLE only allows for a two year contract, though.
"ROOM MID-LEVEL EXCEPTION This exception becomes available once the team salary drops far enough that the team loses its other exceptions, and expires following the last day of the regular season."
"Starting January 10 (February 10 in 2011-12) of each season, the Mid-Level (Non-Taxpayer, Taxpayer and Room), Bird (Larry Bird, Early Bird and Non-Bird) and Bi-Annual exceptions begin to pro-rate[SUP]2[/SUP] (reduce in value)."
"The Traded Player and Disabled Player exceptions do not pro-rate this manner. The Minimum Salary exception also pro-rates, beginning on the first day of the regular season."
No mention of the room level exception pro-rating
It would be pretty bizarre if it was Harangody's guaranteed money that prevent the Cavs from getting Oden.
Since the word is out almost 2 weeks in advance..........it probably doesn't happen.
LeBron would instantly look 15 years younger standing next to Greg Oden. If he wants the money and years he'll come here if he wants to play on a title contender he'll go there.
I just find this latest development hard to believe when Chris Grant decided not to take a risk on Brandon Roy or Bynum, or even a healthier "risk" like Humphries last year.
I just find this latest development hard to believe when Chris Grant decided not to take a risk on Brandon Roy or Bynum, or even a healthier "risk" like Humphries last year.
This might be a dumb question :gap:
Have any of these athletes with ruined knees ever tried joint replacement and rehabbed enough to play their sport? I think Bo Jackson may have had a run after hip replacement.
You read about guys going through micro-fracture surgery over and over again. I know joint replacement is a brutal process but I know people who have had it, even people in their 30's, who say it completely changed their lives for the better. It seems like a physically gifted guy like Oden would be a perfect candidate. I don't know if it's one or both knees with him. But it seems he could have had titanium put in and rehabbed by now in less time and possibly better results than numerous micro-fracture surgeries?
I'm just wondering if anyone has any actual knowledge about why it doesn't seem to be an option for otherwise elite athletes who have rotten knee joints?