Wednesday, March 6, 2019

NBA insider Arnon Dror weighs in on buyout deals

Although the trade deadline has passed, noted NBA fans like Arnon Dror agree that teams are still undergoing reorganization, since some of them have gone into buyout deals.

Technically, the buyout market is open all season, unlike a trade with a definite timeframe. However, more buyout deals surface right after the trade deadline has passed. This is because teams can still acquire the players they wanted but haven’t got during the trade season. This is also the time for players to change for the team they want at the time, but haven’t done so because they weren’t traded.

When a buyout option happens, both the player and the team agree that the star will be waived. The player’s agent and the team management go into negotiations on how much of the player’s contract would need to be forfeited to set the player free.

Arnon Dror believes that this is where an agent is most important. Depending on the situation, a player has to give up just a portion of the contract, or at the extreme, give everything up just be free to sign up with another team.

Once the negotiations are successful, and a deal is reached, the player is waived and becomes an unrestricted free agent. This is means that he is now able to sign up to any team that is interested in him.

Noted analysts and insiders are observing this season’s buyout market for any notable deals, especially with what is happening with Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. Previously, the superstar has asked the team management for a trade. The trade deadline has passed, with Davis remaining with the Pelicans. However, Arnon Dror surmises that with GM Dell Demps out of the picture and a revamp in the works, it is expected that Davis may again be ask to leave the team via a buyout.


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