Return of the Amnesty Clause!

[Venja42]

Reports are surfacing regarding the "Amnesty Clause" being included in the new CBA deal.

For those that forget, the Amnesty Clause gives teams a one time offer of releasing a player and shedding their cap figure from their salary cap.

So, which teams are going to be taking advantage of this? Obviously cap-strapped teams and perhaps clubs with new ownership groups.

So fill in the blanks here! Who is going to get the Amnesty Axe?

[NYKnicks914]

Basically Curry-proofing the NBA, the way it should be!

I love how even David Stern has been poking fun at Eddy Curry throughout the process.

When players brought up JJ Barea as an example of a valuable piece to a championship team getting only $1.8 a season, Stern replied, "I see your JJ Barea and raise you Eddy Curry."

[swi7ch]

Wizrds and Lewis?

[HylianNightmare]

rashard lewis

[DevilsAssassin]

Hawks and Joe Johnson?

Lmfao

[pete's montreux]

Gilbert Arenas?

[WhySoInsecure?]

knicks will be picking up half of those bums

[Sarcastic]

Amnestied players still get paid right?
If so, what would stop all of them from stacking together for the minimum on the Heat?

[christian1923]

Amnestied players still get paid right?
If so, what would stop all of them from stacking together for the minimum on the Heat?

pride

[Jimmy2k8]

Kobe and the Lakers?

[outbreak]

I don't think Arenas will be amnestied right away (last i read they said it can be used anytime over the new CBA but only on a player who was on your roster at the time of the CBAs begining) With otis's history with Arenas i think they'll try one more year out of him. Not that i agree with that though just my thoughts.

[Kungfro]

If the Raptors were to use it, it would probably be on Kleiza.

[9512]

while we're at it.

Michael Redd and Bucks.

PS: no disrespect to Redd but damn...he got lazy after signing that contract in 2005.

[D12"Magic"]

So the Nets could get rid out Outlaw?

[miles berg]

Probably Brendan Haywood in Dallas so we have more tax money available to go after Tyson Chandler. Sounds like a $10 mill contract will really be $35,000,000 with the tax applied.

Hope its worth it.