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@Nightman has brilliantly determined that the 2019 option for Hurns was done for comp pick purposes.
They also put a 2019 option into the contract of some other players that signed contracts last year.
My understanding of the Hurns option:
The option on Hurns is not guaranteed and does not involve any extra money. It's basically identical to a normal contract from the players perspective in that the team could retain or cut the player because there was no guaranteed money in 2019 with or without the option in the contract.
The cap ramifications to the team are identical to a normal contract.
The difference between the option and a normal contract is that if they had declined the option they would potentially get a comp pick if Hurns signed a contract with another team that qualified for a comp pick.
Normally a player that is cut does not qualify for the team to get a comp pick. Only players whose contract ended while with the team and are not re-signed qualify to return a comp pick.
The one benefit to the player is that the team is more likely to make the decision to cut or keep the player before free agency starts instead of cutting the player long after the beginning of free agency which with a normal contract could be anytime up to 1 week before game 1. The team can still cut Hurns with the same cap ramifications as not picking up the option but they will not have a chance for a comp pick because they did exercise the option.
Note: One blogger site thinks declining the option would eliminate all dead-money for Hurns in 2019. That is false. Money actually paid to a player always counts against the cap at some point.
Hurns was paid a 2.5M signing bonus and only half of that counted against the 2018 cap. The other half will count against the 2019 cap with or without Hurns on the roster. If they had declined the option or if they cut him anytime before the season starts then that half of the signing bonus will be called dead-money. If he remains on the roster that same 1.25M will be called the 2019 portion of his pro-rated signing bonus.
They also put a 2019 option into the contract of some other players that signed contracts last year.
My understanding of the Hurns option:
The option on Hurns is not guaranteed and does not involve any extra money. It's basically identical to a normal contract from the players perspective in that the team could retain or cut the player because there was no guaranteed money in 2019 with or without the option in the contract.
The cap ramifications to the team are identical to a normal contract.
The difference between the option and a normal contract is that if they had declined the option they would potentially get a comp pick if Hurns signed a contract with another team that qualified for a comp pick.
Normally a player that is cut does not qualify for the team to get a comp pick. Only players whose contract ended while with the team and are not re-signed qualify to return a comp pick.
The one benefit to the player is that the team is more likely to make the decision to cut or keep the player before free agency starts instead of cutting the player long after the beginning of free agency which with a normal contract could be anytime up to 1 week before game 1. The team can still cut Hurns with the same cap ramifications as not picking up the option but they will not have a chance for a comp pick because they did exercise the option.
Note: One blogger site thinks declining the option would eliminate all dead-money for Hurns in 2019. That is false. Money actually paid to a player always counts against the cap at some point.
Hurns was paid a 2.5M signing bonus and only half of that counted against the 2018 cap. The other half will count against the 2019 cap with or without Hurns on the roster. If they had declined the option or if they cut him anytime before the season starts then that half of the signing bonus will be called dead-money. If he remains on the roster that same 1.25M will be called the 2019 portion of his pro-rated signing bonus.
