오늘 시카고가 제이 윌리엄스의 바이아웃을 공식 발표했습니다.
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바이아웃에 지급되는 금액은 대략 300만 달러 이하라고 합니다.
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제이윌은 원래 앞으로 2년 하고 조금 더 남은 기간에 770만 달러의 계약이 남아 있었지만, 이번에 공식적으로 FA가 됐습니다.
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다음은 원문입니다.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Jay Williams, who played one season with the Chicago Bulls before a motorcycle accident put his NBA career in jeopardy, and the team agreed on a contract buyout Monday.
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Bill Duffy, Williams' agent, said the buyout was in the $3 million range. Williams had two more years worth about $7.7 million left on his original deal.
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"No question it's more than fair," Duffy said. "Usually when you cut a deal it hurts both parties, but this is great for both parties."
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Because riding a motorcycle violates the standard NBA contract, the Bulls could have terminated Williams' deal after the accident June 19. Instead, they put the former Duke star and No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft on injured reserve and continued to pay him.
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The buyout allows the Bulls to gain a roster spot and flexibility with the salary cap.
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"The Bulls didn't have to do that. I think it shows a lot of class for them as an organization," Chicago guard Jamal Crawford said after the Bulls' loss to Seattle on Monday night. "Hopefully, Jay will still be a part of us, whether it's community service or to come back playing."
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Williams was riding a new motorcycle June 19 when the bike got away from him and slammed into a utility pole. He was thrown onto a grassy curb, face down from the waist up, his left leg tilting grotesquely upward.
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He severed a main nerve in his leg, fractured his pelvis and tore three of the four main ligaments in his left knee. He spent two weeks at a Chicago hospital before being transferred to Duke University Medical Center, where he continues to rehab, holding on to hope that he can play again.
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Williams, 22, led Duke to a national title as a sophomore. He came to the Bulls a year later with great expectations but had his ups-and-downs as a rookie, finally losing his starting spot. He averaged 9.5 points as a rookie.
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아쉽네요.. 제이윌 시카고를 대표하는 선수가 될줄 알았는디,,ㅠㅠ
부상이 심하다고는 하나 1라운드 2번으로 뽑은 선수를 그러게 쉽게 포기하나? ㅠ.ㅠ
요즘 하인리히가 제대로 된 모습을 많이 보여주고 있죠.. 제이윌은 부상정도가 워낙 심해서 트레이드도 쉽지 않구요.. 또 6월엔 보호선수도 지정해야 하니깐.....
토론토 대려와라...
안타깝다... 바비 헐리보다 더 심한 전례를 남기는 건가...
이건 뭐..한 선수 인생이 완전히 꼬여버렸네요..제이윌 진짜 기대주였는데..그니깐 왜 교통사고를 당해가지고..ㅡㅡ;;
제이윌 저지있는데..........힝 (´ㆍωㆍ｀)
다시 일어선다면 더 멋있겠죠...
제이윌을 두우~번 죽인;; 시카고;; -_-a 후회 하도록 제이윌이여 부활하라!!