In the NBA, players earn millions of dollars every year. Big name superstar players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant earn even more. That's only their contracts with their respective teams. Endorsement deals are a different story. NBA players' salaries are even expected to skyrocket over the next couple of years due to the increase in salary cap. That's why players being waived have nothing to be unhappy about as long they have guaranteed contracts. Just imagine being paid a lot of money without even playing and sweating it out on the court. But to be paid without even putting on a uniform and playing a single second, now that's a very unusual situation to be in. Free agent guard Jose Calderon found himself in that kind of situation.
After clearing waivers, Jose Calderon was signed by the Golden State Warriors and just after less than two hours, the Golden State Warriors waived Jose Calderon, with the free agent point guard earning $415,000 for his brief stint with the team, according to a report from Larry Brown Sports. It's a very bizarre situation to be in but an interesting one.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived their backup point guard Jose Calderon last Tuesday, as ESPN reported. The Golden State Warriors quickly made a move and committed to signing Jose Calderon.
Jose Calderon has to clear waivers first and here's where the story got interesting. As Jose Calderon cleared waivers, the Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Kevin Durant suddenly suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee and would be out at least four weeks.
The Golden State Warriors, all of a sudden, needed a replacement for Kevin Durant. Instead of signing Jose Calderon, the Golden State Warriors signed free agent forward Matt Barnes.
Jose Calderon suddenly became dispensable. The Golden State Warriors, being a classy organization that they are, still made good on their promise of signing Jose Calderon.
The Golden State Warriors still signed Jose Calderon and paid him the guaranteed money he would've earned on the new contract. So in the end, Jose Calderon got to earn $415,000 in just of two hours of work, taking phone calls and signing a few papers. Plus there's a lot of other teams who are still interested in signing Jose Calderon. Despite being waived twice in less than a week, life is still good for Jose Calderon.
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