Among the most-discussed provisions of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement is the amnesty clause. Under the new rule, teams would be able to regain salary cap flexibility by buying out the contract of a single veteran.
One slumping veteran who’s being talked about as a potential casualty of the new rule is San Antonio's Richard Jefferson.
The San Antonio Express-News reports the Spurs “are believed to have been in contact” with agents for a number of free-agent small forwards, including Dallas’ Caron Butler and Washington’s Josh Howard.
For all that, Jefferson scored just 11 points a game last season—his worst output since his rookie year—and it’s hard to see what the Spurs hope to gain by parting ways with him.
San Antonio needs to decide whether to make one last push with its aging core or begin building for the future, and the proposed replacements for Jefferson would contribute little to either goal.
Jefferson’s poor scoring numbers were largely a result of his taking the fewest shots per game he’d attempted since he was a rookie.
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NBA Rumors: Using Amnesty Clause on Richard Jefferson Wouldn’t Help Spurs
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