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Originally Posted by Yrebmi
If the player initiates the arbitration the team must accept the ruling or allow the player to be UFA
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Actually in the new CBA teams can only walk away from a player initiated salary arbitration if the award is more that $3.5 million/year. One of the reasons why Feaster didn't want to inherit a possible salary arbitration with Russell.
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Originally Posted by Yrebmi
Interesting if I understand this correctly. I wonder what happens if a team initiated arbitration results in a ruling the team cannot afford or become cap compliant with. Could make for some dramatic emergency deals.
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That is why Club - elected arbitration is much more rare than player elected. A lot of potential to change the team's salary cap situation. There is also the option of a 2nd buyout period that opens up for teams with more than 2 salary arbitration in the same year