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Chuck McGill of the Charleston Daily Mail was the first to report the terms of Hassan Whiteside’s rookie contract, marking it at four years, $3.8 million. The last two years of the contract are team options. (Thanks to 27freethrows for the FanShot heads-up.)

The terms are basically identical to what DeJuan Blair signed with the Spurs: $850,000 for the first year, $918,000 for the second year, and $986,000 and $1.054 million in the third and fourth years, respectively.

The one quirk which could affect the Kings in a few years (barring changes to this part of free agency), assuming Whiteside develops, is that unlike first-round picks, Whiteside won’t be able to negotiate a huge extension after his third year; any extension would be tied closely to his fourth-year salary, which is small. First-round picks can sign extensions based on their maximum salary according to years to service; all other players, including those in Whiteside’s position, can sign extensions with starting salaries no more than 110.5 percent of their final year salary on the existing contract.

One more quirk: Whiteside won’t be a restricted free agent after the fourth year like a first-round pick would be. He’ll be unrestricted, which means the Kings wouldn’t be able to sit back and match the best offer. Whiteside, as a second-round pick, could have only been a restricted free agent if his contract went three years or fewer. The Kings will have his Bird rights, and as such can exceed the salary cap (under current rules) to keep him. But they won’t have the blanket of RFA to help out. (It’s a real trade-off — the Kings opted for the definitely cheap fourth year over insurance of the risk of losing him in 2014.)

http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2010/7/14/1568934/hassan-whitesides-contract-4-years

that was one of the most well informed answers to a question ever. nice work.

Basketballalan you gotta be happy with that awnser!

I’m gonna drink a coffee and then re-read that paragraph.

does the cba have to be that confusing?

we all know who did their homework. good job symbol

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Nice work Sym.

Sounds like the kings screwed the pooch on this one. Check out the logic …

Pick an extremely raw player on pure potential.
He will need at least 2-3 years before he is getting real good.
Once he begins to get good, his contract is coming to an end … and
The team does not have the option of matching any offer he gets.

One more thing … this is Sacramento, which is a solid 22nd on the league’s 32 most desirable FA destinations list.

Great pick, but their penny pinching on the fourth year could really come back to bite them.

No one could have

No offense, but he just copied and pasted from the link……

hahahahaha but spencerhawes just laid a dump on symbol’s parade…lol

Great awnser Hawes!

Noone could have said it better!