In the Trib Sloan said he was told the roster would be 13 from higher up.
Yep, even more reason to believe it was a salary issue.
In the Trib Sloan said he was told the roster would be 13 from higher up.
Yep, even more reason to believe it was a salary issue.
As I recall, even though the Jazz aren't required to keep more than 13 players, if they don't the must pay a player's salary (at the league minimum) to the player's union. So they get nuthin, even though they still pay (of course they save travel expense and per diem, things like that). I don't know if this "salary" they pay to the union counts toward the cap or not.
67. What roster size limits exist? What is the Inactive List? What is Injured Reserve?
A team must have 12 players on its active roster, although they can drop to 11 for up to two weeks at a time. They must suit up at least eight players for every game. Any remaining players must be on its Inactive List, and are ineligible to play in games. A team must have a minimum of one and a maximum of three players on its Inactive List, although they can drop to zero for up to two weeks at a time, and can temporarily have four with league approval in the event of a hardship. The composition of the Inactive List can change on a game-by-game basis -- no less than 60 minutes prior to tipoff, the team must present to the official scorer a list of the players who will be active for that game. A player can be inactive for as little as one game. While individual teams are only required to carry 13 players (12 active and one inactive), the NBA also guarantees a league-wide average of at least 14 players per team. The league is surcharged if they do not meet this obligation.
...IF enough teams carry 14 to generate and overall 14-per-team as a "league average."
I'm actually surprised Thompson didn't make the team.
Some obvious typo's in that last post, too. Too bad ya caint edit no more, eh?
I don't think anyone read it, so you're okay.
Until that time, you just sign a player to a non-guaranteed deal. Then you do the 10-day contracts or guarantee a contract after that date.According to Coons, teams cannot enter into 10-day contracts until after Jan. 5.
https://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q68
I don't know why this is surprising. A lot of teams around the league only keep 13. Jazz have had a habit of keeping 14, but that was before Utah landed into luxury tax territory. We figured there would be moves made last year, and Jazz had essentially 13 players anyway, because we knew Harpring was not going to play.
Maybe had Evans not been as impressive, the Jazz would have kept another SF like Nichols or Jeffers. Or had Hayward been completely unready to play, then maybe Thompson would have made the roster. Jazz only had a "Matthews" because there were three guys who were hurt last season: Harpring, CJ, and then Korver. This year Memo is the only guy out. So th Jazz have their 12-man active roster right now.
Also don't forget the new D-League rules. Three of the cuts can be assigned to Orem - if they choose to play in the D-League vs. going foreign. And I'm assuming that's what the Jazz will do with Gaines, Jeffers and Thompson. They'll be unprotected, but at least one of them will probably still be around if the Jazz need an extra body due to an injury or trade.