Posted by McK1:

Redd was not coming off a QO year when that happened. he was a different type of free agent. He had played 3 seasons on his 1st extension then opted out.

But why does that make a difference? Just like Nate and Lee would have, Redd had a cap hold ($6 mil). It's the cap hold, as I understand it, and not the precise status of the player (final yr of a rookie contract vs. playing for QO) that enables teams to keep the Bird rights and sign the player for anything up to a max contract even if they had used cap space earlier to sign FAs.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 07-13-2009 7:19 PM]

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by McK1:

Redd was not coming off a QO year when that happened. he was a different type of free agent. He had played 3 seasons on his 1st extension then opted out.

But why does that make a difference? Just like Nate and Lee would have, Redd had a cap hold ($6 mil). It's the cap hold, as I understand it, and not the precise status of the player (final yr of a rookie contract vs. playing for QO) that enables teams to keep the Bird rights and sign the player for anything up to a max contract even if they had used cap space earlier to sign FAs.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 07-13-2009 7:19 PM]

if they sign the QO, they are signing a new 1 year deal. The length of the contract you sign changes your free agent status with a team