franco12 wrote:I said this in another thread - he could help inspire Amar'e to learn how to rebound when he is watching Brand from the bench in the fourth quarter

POW!!!

smackeddog wrote:Doubt he clears waivers, but if he does he'll probably sign with a contender for the vet minimum. I doubt it will be us though.

What teams have 18M in cap space to claim him...and want him?

smackeddog wrote:Doubt he clears waivers, but if he does he'll probably sign with a contender for the vet minimum. I doubt it will be us though.

who's picking up 18 million???....when he's waived a team has to pay a percentage.....someone correct me if I'm wrong.

What happened when we amnestied Chauncey? Didn't the Clippers have to take on some of the deal?

EnySpree wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Doubt he clears waivers, but if he does he'll probably sign with a contender for the vet minimum. I doubt it will be us though.

who's picking up 18 million???....when he's waived a team has to pay a percentage.....someone correct me if I'm wrong.

What happened when we amnestied Chauncey? Didn't the Clippers have to take on some of the deal?

I don't think so. Knicks paid the money minus the vet min that Clips were paying him.

CrushAlot wrote:I am not quite sure how the amnesty process works for acquiring players. Is there an order for who gets to bid similar to waivers or is it just the highest bidder? Also, does anyone know how soon the bidding process would occur? Brand would be a great pick up. Hopefully Grunwald can negotiate a sign and trade with Dallas.

Hmmm...actually you may be correct here. I think I misspoke earlier. Teams can bid on the players and the highest bidder wins (must have cap room). Good catch.

Brand behind Amare and Chandler is my dream. Brand is not the 20/10 guy anymore....he was 11/7 last year....that's what the Knicks need off the bench. Jort's can probably do the same thing though.

As with any other waived player, teams must continue to pay the guaranteed base salary of their amnestied players.

Also as with any other waived player, another team may place a waiver claim in order to acquire the player before he clears waivers (see question number 63). But amnesty is different from the normal waiver process in that it allows teams to make either a full or partial waiver claim. When a team makes a full waiver claim it acquires the player, assumes his full contract, and pays all remaining salary obligations (and the waiving team has no further salary obligation to the player). Full waiver claims have precedence over partial waiver claims -- if one team makes a full waiver claim and another makes a partial waiver claim, the team making the full waiver claim is awarded the player. If multiple teams make full waiver claims, the player is awarded to the team with the worst record.

A partial waiver claim is a bid for a single dollar amount. If no team makes a full waiver claim, the player is awarded to the team submitting the highest bid in a partial waiver claim. If multiple teams bid the same amount, the player is awarded to the team with the worst record. When a team is awarded a player via a partial waiver claim, it pays the following portion of the player's salary:

- The amount of their bid, spread pro rata across all remaining guaranteed years of the player's contract
- All non-base compensation, such as bonuses
- 100% of the player's salary in non-guaranteed seasons