Author Topic: BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!  (Read 2851 times)

Offline DuckyNinja

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 640
    • View Profile
    • Email
BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!
« on: July 10, 2008, 03:39:54 PM »
http://www.nba.com/sixers/features/speiser_q_and_a_080630.html

I was wondering if we had the Bi-annual exception.  Turns out we do.  Eddie, get it done!

Offline sixers hoops

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2008, 03:44:20 PM »
I believe they had it but had to renounce it to claim their cap room, so they no longer have it. This article was written before we signed Elton, so in theory, we did have it.

Offline Derek Bodner

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3040
    • AOL Instant Messenger - dbodner22
    • Yahoo Instant Messenger - dabodz
    • View Profile
    • http://www.phillyarena.com
    • Email
Re: BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2008, 04:00:41 PM »
No, we don't have it.

http://nbpa.org/cba_articles/article-VII_6.php
Quote
Section 6(k)(1)
(k) Other Rules.

(1) A Team shall be entitled to use the Disabled Player, Bi-annual, Mid-Level Salary, and Assigned Player Exceptions set forth in Section 6(c), (d), (e) and (h) above, respectively, except as set forth in Section 6(h)(2) and (3) above, only if, at the time any such Exception would arise and at all times until it is used, the Team?s Team Salary, excluding the amount(s) of such Exception and any other Exception that would be included in Team Salary pursuant to Section 6(k)(2) below, is (i) at or above the Salary Cap, or (ii) below the Salary Cap by less than the amount(s) of the Team?s Exception(s).

Offline DuckyNinja

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 640
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2008, 04:06:28 PM »
Well that is extremely depressing.  Can you delete this topic now? >_>

Offline sixerscan

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 38
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BY GOD, WE HAVE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR FA EXCEPTION!
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2008, 09:07:08 PM »
Well that is extremely depressing.  Can you delete this topic now? >_>

We got Elton Brand instead. Feel better?