Will Work for Food: Top Five Players Likely To Be Waived Before the NBA Season

September 22nd, 2010 by marc mct Leave a reply »
The state of the economy being what it is, the last thing anyone wants to see is a pink slip.

Sadly, for many erstwhile and burgeoning millionaire ballers attempting to eke out a living like the rest of us, it's very much a reality.

Thanks for playing. Your services are no longer required. Buh bye. 

Cuttino Mobley's been there. So has Jerome James, Coby Karl and Rasheed Wallace. Though in Wallace's case, as he strolls off into retirement, I hardly think he minds.

Every year around this time dozens of players play their tails off hoping for a guaranteed contract. This year Antoine (shimmy) Walker is vying for a spot alongside many others hoping to prove their “wares” are just what the doctor ordered.

Last week, Eric Dampier and his $13 million salary, were waived. When Dampier failed to meet the playing requirements in the final year of his 7 year, $73 million deal, the money was not guaranteed, and the Bobcats acquired the ultimate loophole.

Try as they might to move him, no trade scenarios that would improve the team materialized. So, rather than face the dreaded luxury tax, they did what any te ...

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