What was expected became official Sunday, when it was announced the Phoenix Suns had won the amnesty wire auction for Scola’s services.
Scola, 32, won’t become a free agent. The Spurs, like all other teams whose payroll exceeds the salary cap, never had a shot to even offer him a contract.
(And before Spurs fans get any more ideas, Phoenix is now prohibited from trading Scola until July 1 of next year).
None of this is surprising to those of us who were paying attention. Under the NBA’s amnesty rules, only teams under the salary cap were allowed to bid on Scola during the waiver process.
The only way for him to become a true free agent would be for every team permitted to bid on Scola to shockingly decline to do so.
— Reported by Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News Blog
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/07/15/no-surprise-spurs-dont-get-shot-at-scola-now-a-sun/
