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Originally posted by: kg_veteran
More info from Eddie Sefko, answering a question many of us have had for a while now about Abdul-Wahad's contract and what role insurance plays...
The insurance kicks in after he misses 40 consecutive games. It would make Tariq more palatable in terms of what he costs Paul Allen, but it would still hit their salary cap the same (in the 5-7 million range over the next 4 years).
Sefko thinks Portland would have to be really desperate to do the deal; he thinks if Dallas throws in a 1st round pick down the line the deal is more likely to happen.
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That might explain a few things. Our 40th game of the season is tomorrow (vs Portland) so the insurance would kick in after that. Since players have to be on the active roster to be traded (or at least on the active roster of the new team) it seems to be a financial move to wait.