Would any of the Big 3 Give up

[KG Living Legend]

X amount of Dollars to bring in another top Tier NBA Talent and hopefully one that is between 25 and 29, to give us an even better chance of winning titles while everyone is all together.

 And what would it take. 2 million each. Could we then get a guy that could really help us Like a Corey Maggette, But with Brains.

[angryguy77]

I think if we offered to make it up to them at a later time they would. If it would be the type of player that would all but give us a championship, then I have no doubt.

[cordobes]

Even if they would, they can't. NBA contracts can't be downgraded.

[Roy Hobbs]

Even if they would, they can't. NBA contracts can't be downgraded.

Yep, and they can only be restructured if a team is under the salary cap.

[johnnyrondo]

Even if they would, they can't. NBA contracts can't be downgraded.

Though I wonder how it could be proven if KG was like "Sign with us over Cleveland, Joe. I'm very generous around the holidays. hint 500K "  A) Hard to see how someone would be caught and B) I wonder if the team would be punished even if they knew nothing about it.

Kind of ironic I use Joe Smith as an example for a wink wink dealing

[Lucky17]

Didn't Garnett restructure his contract immediately after being traded to the Celtics?

I know it was technically a three-year extension, but none of the three years are for salary anywhere near his salary for this year.

If either Pierce or Ray have an opt-out option to exercise on their current contracts, couldn't something similar be worked out?

[Roy Hobbs]

Didn't Garnett restructure his contract immediately after being traded to the Celtics?

I know it was technically a three-year extension, but none of the three years are for salary anywhere near his salary for this year.

If either Pierce or Ray have an opt-out option to exercise on their current contracts, couldn't something similar be worked out?

As you mentioned, he didn't restructure, he simply signed an extension for less than he was eligible for.  He didn't (and couldn't) change any of the guaranteed money already owed to him, though.  He played out the years on his Minnesota contract, and his new extension kicks in next season.

[Lucky17]

Didn't Garnett restructure his contract immediately after being traded to the Celtics?

I know it was technically a three-year extension, but none of the three years are for salary anywhere near his salary for this year.

If either Pierce or Ray have an opt-out option to exercise on their current contracts, couldn't something similar be worked out?

As you mentioned, he didn't restructure, he simply signed an extension for less than he was eligible for.  He didn't (and couldn't) change any of the guaranteed money already owed to him, though.  He played out the years on his Minnesota contract, and his new extension kicks in next season.

I couldn't remember his original contract details; I thought he might have exercised an opt-out clause to allow for the extension under cheaper terms.

If that were the case, I guess it wouldn't have been called an extension.

[Roy Hobbs]

Didn't Garnett restructure his contract immediately after being traded to the Celtics?

I know it was technically a three-year extension, but none of the three years are for salary anywhere near his salary for this year.

If either Pierce or Ray have an opt-out option to exercise on their current contracts, couldn't something similar be worked out?

As you mentioned, he didn't restructure, he simply signed an extension for less than he was eligible for.  He didn't (and couldn't) change any of the guaranteed money already owed to him, though.  He played out the years on his Minnesota contract, and his new extension kicks in next season.

I couldn't remember his original contract details; I thought he might have exercised an opt-out clause to allow for the extension under cheaper terms.

If that were the case, I guess it wouldn't have been called an extension.

Yeah, KG didn't give up any guaranteed, or even non-guaranteed money.  He simply agreed to three extra years; the $24 million KG is making this year was the amount of the last year he had on his Minnesota contract (which he could have opted out of.)

[Michael Anthony]

What about buy outs? For example:

Trade a guy in the last year of his deal (Ray Allen)
Recieve collection of stuff (V. Carter, J. Boone, #1 Pick)
New Team buys out our guy for $6m less than current deal ($10m)
Celtics resign our guy for full-mle ($6m returned)

Even if it was possible, it would not happen with Ray's deal - the C's would push the $80+ million range, and they are not going there. Pierce's deal, on the other hand...