<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It appears Calvin Booth's stay with the Milwaukee Bucks will be a short one. Booth, whom the Bucks acquired from Dallas in a trade involving Keith Van Horn in February, is expected to be released by the team on Tuesday. That is when the NBA will allow its teams to sign free agents and, under a one-time opportunity, release a player and not have his salary count against the team's luxury cap. Booth is under contract to the Bucks for the next two seasons: this season for $6.35 million and next season at $6.8 million. By taking advantage of this league-wide policy, the Bucks will likely stay under the luxury tax threshold, which is projected to be $61.7 million for the 2005-2006 season. Under rules of the collective bargaining agreement, each team must give the NBA a dollar for every dollar it exceeds the luxury tax threshold.</div> Source
Looks like he will be number 2 being released by the new "Allan Houston" rule behind Derek Anderson of the Blazers.
Good! We need to clear some more breathing room under the cap, what with the millions in contracts we've handed out this off season. Hopefully, though, we can add another veteran post presence, as Zaza appears as good as gone. Joe Smith is a good guy to have, but I'd like to see the Bucks pick up a true mentor for Bogut, though we've learned it's tough enough to get one quality center in this league, let alone two...
