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Amnesty Cuts Thread
Let this be the official place for all the amnesty cuts as they come in.
First up, in a huge surpise the blazers cut Derek Anderson.
Let this be the official place for all the amnesty cuts as they come in.
First up, in a huge surpise the blazers cut Derek Anderson.
linkBlazers to be first team to use rule for luxury tax relief
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
Portland Trail Blazers guard Derek Anderson will be the first player waived under the NBA's new amnesty clause, NBA front-office sources said.
Derek Anderson
Shooting Guard
Portland Trail Blazers
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2004-2005 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
47 9.2 2.7 3.0 .389 .805
The amnesty clause is a one-time exception that allows every team in the league to release one player -- they have until Aug. 15 to do so -- to avoid paying any further luxury tax on the player's contract.
Portland will knock almost $19 million off its luxury tax tally with the move. Anderson had two years left on his contract.
The Blazers, according to sources, also are expected to release guard Nick Van Exel on Wednesday, making Van Exel and Anderson unrestricted free agents. Van Exel's $12.8 million salary for next season was not guaranteed.
Anderson, a big guard in the mode Phil Jackson has always preferred, is expected to draw interest from the Los Angeles Lakers as a potential backcourt partner to Kobe Bryant.
The Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Miami Heat are among the playoff contenders expected to pursue Van Exel, a former All-Star who has said in the past that he hopes to finish his career with a team in Texas -- and a team with title aspirations.