They would also need to convince Udonis Haslem, who would almost certainly not get an NBA contract anywhere else, to opt-out of a $4.5 million contract next year and take the minimum.
When the NBA ended its lockout, Allen opted-out of his French contract to sign a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on December 9, the first day of training camp.
Howard agreed not to opt-out of his contract this summer (we think) during an incredibly confusing Trade Deadline negotiation this year, but the problem with the Magic structuring its entire line-up around Howard is that with Howard injured, the Magic had almost no chance of getting out of the first round.
Dr Modi said CEA in Islington is considering whether all its schools could opt out of the contract a year early.
Allan Houston, the Knicks' assistant general manager, was the first person in the team's front office who believed Copeland could have success in the N.B.A. Copeland opted out of a guaranteed contract with Okapi Aalstar in Belgium to accept a one-year, nonguaranteed deal with the Knicks.
There was speculation during the season Love would eventually opt out of his contract after a sometimes uneasy first season playing alongside James.
His push to the bench comes in a season in which he can opt out of his contract and become a free agent.
It is possible that Cashman chose to lash out because this particular incident irritated him so, but it was more likely a culmination — or rather, a continuation — of years of exasperation, most of which followed the 10-year, $275 million contract that Cashman never wanted to give Rodriguez after he opted out of an earlier contract after the 2007 season.
Yet for all the nostalgia that accompanied Anthony's appearance here, it was becoming painfully obvious that his plans for next summer — to opt out of his contract and become a free agent — had the potential to become a season-long nuisance for the Knicks.
The ability of those pitchers to win immediately is a concern for the Yankees' best player, Alex Rodriguez, who can opt out of his contract and become a free agent 10 days after the end of the World Series.
