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  • Brandon Roy & Gilbert Arenas – Highest Paid Players Without Even Playing

    Brandon Roy & Gilbert Arenas – Highest Paid Players Without Even Playing

    The wonders of the amnesty clause mean an NBA player gets released from his team but still paid in full, only without counting against the cap. Gilbert Arenas ($22.3 million) and Brandon Roy ($17.7 million) didn’t play a single minute of basketball for the teams paying them this season, which didn’t stop them from being two of the highest paid players in the NBA.

  • Amnesty Clause – 11 NBA Players That Can Still Be Let Go

    Amnesty Clause – 11 NBA Players That Can Still Be Let Go

    The deadline to use the Amnesty Clause in 2013 has passed, which leaves only 11 players that can be released that way by NBA teams in 2014, with the Chicago Bulls (Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer), Memphis Grizzlies (Mike Conley, Zach Randolph) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (Nick Collison, Kevin Durant, Kendrick Perkins) the only teams with more than one potential candidate.