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Did Brett Jones accrue a year toward FA his rookie year?

Dry Lightning : 8/13/2017 1:44 pm

My remembrance was he was hurt early and IRed. Wouldn't that mean we control his rights for three more years?

he's an UDFA under contract through 2018

gidiefor : Mod : 8/13/2017 1:46 pm : link

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Unfortunately, the year on IR counts as service.

Big Blue Blogger : 8/13/2017 1:52 pm : link

Assuming Jones accrues a third year in 2017, he will be a restricted free agent in 2018, when his three-year rookie deal expires.

Doesn't IR count as a year accrued?

BillT : 8/13/2017 1:53 pm : link

That's my understanding.

The confusing part in a case like Jones is the salaries.

Big Blue Blogger : 8/13/2017 1:59 pm : link

Jones got a reduced "split" salary in 2015. Then he got the CBA-mandated rookie salary in 2016, although he had already earned a year of service. (I think this is referred to as a contract "tolling" - essentially reverting to a salary based the prior year's level of service.) This year, he's back on track with the salary for a third-year player.