Idea:
Are there any rules preventing this scenario:
If the Knicks complete the signing of Tyson Chandler and amnesty Chauncey Billups, can Billups holdout until he rejoins the Knicks at the veteran minimum?
if he gets claimed, I would think he is gone - and I can't imagine he doesn't get claimed.
Then, yea- I suppose he could play hardball - but I would expect he wants to go to Denver over NYC.
Two more questions:
1) Does getting amnestied mean the player doesn't get his money? In that case, he'd never do us any favors.
2) How does the timing of all this work? I assume we have to amnesty Billups first and then if the deal falls through with Chandler, we're totally screwed.
as I understand it amnesty players cant go back to their old team
Bonn1997 wrote:Two more questions:
1) Does getting amnestied mean the player doesn't get his money? In that case, he'd never do us any favors.
2) How does the timing of all this work? I assume we have to amnesty Billups first and then if the deal falls through with Chandler, we're totally screwed.
1. No. Players get their money it just doesn't count against the cap.
