Ouch!

[Cheesewater]

So I'm reading the story about the bench reaction to Shaq's second straight steamroller act and there's this:

"Forward Linton Johnson had a different take.
“Don’t look at me. I’m on a 10-day contract, I can’t afford to be out 6-8 weeks,” Johnson said, before he was released on Wednesday."

Ouch!

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Are 10 day contracts allowed during the playoffs? Why not keep him as insurance?

 

[Suns_fan69]

Can't be that expensive to keep him for the rest of the year. I liked his energy on the defensive end. Would have like to keep him as insurance as well.

 

[HooverDam]

Are 10 day contracts allowed during the playoffs? Why not keep him as insurance?

No and you have to have your roster sent by a specific date (which I think has already passed). They would've had to have signed him to a 1 year deal type of thing, which once they picked up Giricek, was probably out of the question.

 

[Chaz]

You can only sign so many 10 days (2 or 3 I think) then you have to sign them for the rest of the season.


I would have liked to see the Suns keep him on but they aren't going to keep 14 players when 13 is the minimum. :sigh:


EDIT: it is two 10 days only.
Teams may now sign free agents to 10-day contracts solely for the purpose of replacing an injured player. A team can renew a player's 10-day contract, but must waive or sign the player for the remainder of the season after the player has fulfilled two such contracts.
http://www.nba.com/analysis/00421026.html

 

[LV-Suns]

can i get a link to that article

 

[Cheesewater]

can i get a link to that article

It's Incoming! Teammates' code doesn't apply when Shaq is zeroing in - East Valley Tribune up above in the Suns NBA and RSS Feeds folder.

 

[dodie53]

bye Linton.