How the Trump Tax Plan Could Lure Chris Paul to the San Antonio Spurs
Moments after the Atlanta Hawks made Alpha Kaba the final pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the attention of the basketball world turned to what promises to be a frenzied free-agency period. Beginning July 1st, a bevy of big-name players hit the open market, including Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Gordon Hayward, and the tattered remains of Derrick Rose.
For these free agents, there is much to consider in choosing their next team. Who offers the most established leadership? (Miami) The best weather? (Miami) The most accessible network of HGH dealers? (Miami)
Then, of course, there’s the little matter of money, and when it comes to extracting the most coin possible out of a contract, it typically behooves a free agent to do nothing at all, and simply re-up with their previous employer.
That’s because the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement affords advantages to a team in re-signing it’s own free agents, provided the team has so-called “Larry Bird rights” in the player. Generally, this requires the player to have been with the team for three consecutive seasons, though there are a host of other ways a team can obtain these rights.
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Authored by Tony Nitti, Withum Partner and writer for Forbes.com.
