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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JUNE 25, 1981 REFLEX-DA- VIS NBA Contracts Dont Allow For Two Items By DAK WIGHAM clause in all their players contracts that they receive more money for ev ery w in past 35 on the year. According to some sources this is being outlawed in the league, simply because many feel they are already getting paid handsomelv to win. Dave Freedman of the Jazz secs both sides, we don't put scoring as an incentive simply because the guy might not caie about the wins as long as he was getting his points. Anything that can help the team we like to put in Like rebounds, assists and steals." Editors Note: 1 his is part two ol a five part series on the NBA. Today we deal with contracts: As far as the National Basketball Association is concerned there are only two things that you can not have in sour contract. Number one. anything about not being able to be traded. A player can. and will, be traded when and to w here the club say s. Y ears ago they could has e a conti act that enabled them to seto a trade, much like the baseball contracts they have some talent," noted Mr. Poquette. Once the player signs on the dotted line he becomes property of that club for the amount of time stipulated in the contract unless he is traded during that time. A ROOKIE can report to rookie camp without a contract, all they have to sign is a medical release form. But any that are invited back to veterans camp need the contract. Some teams might take into consideration a contract if a player change is needed. The Jazz aren't in that boat though We don't consider that" added Dave Freedman. "We had John Ginelle and Pete Maravich on guarantee contracts and cut them and had to pay up. Same with Ron Boone and Brett Vroman last year We Figure the team that starts worrying about that will keep themselves in trouble." SO HERE comes a rookie just dralted and he's trying to decide what type of contract to sign. "If he signs a five year contract the security is there somewhat, but what if he turns out to be a great player and THE ONLA other no-n- o in NBA contracts is that no more than 30 percent of the money can be deferred, which means exactly w hat it states. If, say , a player signs for five years for 300 million dollars then only 90 million dollars of that amount can be paid after the fis e y ears. he's still locked into the amount of money he signed for as a rookie." noted Ben Sounds like big bucks but down the road with the way salaries are going w ho know s Two types of contracts in the league are what are known as guaranteed and SO THERE you are. Anything, with the exception of trades and deferred payments, can be written in the contract. Make sure that everything is down in black and white because that is a legal binding document. Bonuses must also be written in. if a player scores 100 points in a game the team can't just give him a big bonus unless it's in his contract. Incentives are good if pointed toward a team effort, put them down. Next week we take a look at the free agent route. The name of the game in this league is the money. Sign a short term contract, build up your reputation and then for more money when hes an established player. The guaranteed contract simply means that once the player signs with a team for two years at a certain amount of money then that club has to pay that money no matter w hat happens. If the player is dropped from the team that team still has to pay him the money In this case it must be clearly written in the contract that the money is guaranteed HA E AOU ever wondered hat the fiv e and six y ear players in the league are thinking w when these rookies sign for twice the money they get. Some of the veterans it bothers and others it doesn't. You have to think that they haven't proven themselves in the league but then its obvious ANEXAMPLEofthisisth.it last year part of Brett Vromans PREPS BATTLE An Expert no-c- In Clearfield Names Winners In Frisbee Golf Event annual, statewide festival A BIG part of the contract now' has become the incentives Giving more money for celebrating the arts and the beginning of summer, is now in its fifth year and will be held June on the plazas of the Salt Palace Center in downtown Salt Lake City. reaching goals. Things like number of rebounds in the year, minutes played, blocked shots, making an team, being named rookie of the year just about anything that a player or management can THE DAMS High School Marching Band is one of four high school marching bands that have been selected as part of a pilot program designed to include Lake City residents in the Festival. The band w ill perform Friday, June agree on Last year Darrell Griffith received $25,000 in incentive money for being named rookie of the year by the league. TEAM lt 26. 2.30 p m During the in the NBA. San Antonio, has an incentive SERVICE IS OUR MIDDLE five-da- v Festiv- NAM LIMITED OFFER Champion AIR COOLERS 100 sq. ft. iteed parts and labor. . 1 a nt al. over 80 performance groups and more than 70 visual artists and craftsmen will combine with demonstrating craftsmen, ethnic food vendors, and a Children's Art Yard to help celebrate the great diversity of artistic expression. TWO OUTDOOR will feature 1 HE IDEA ol Frisbee Golt is to have the frisbee go in. or hit a tue whieh serves as the hole. he numbei of times it lakes to thmw the tushee and hit the tne is the score for that game Winners tor nine year olds Mike Norton and Lynn (iilliter both receiving first place ribbons For ten year olds Mike Gary first and Chris Bell, second girls. Melanie Garcia, first. Gay le Leake, second. Amy Anderson, third and Michelle Anderson, honorable mention Lor II year olds Jason Bean, first for 13 year olds. Mark Andetson. first, Brian Maas, second. Girls' Shelly Leake, first were While you vacation, leave your . Gardening worries to us. Area Phone 766-178- 9 stages perform00 00 a.m.-l- l non-sto- p SERWCE ON ALL MAKES CKeatiletf 520 S. State - 773-483- 6 SERVICE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME iJ Join Visual artists will display their wares in specially constructed booths on the plaza of Symphony Hall, and demonstrating craftsmen will give in their craft on the grass above the Bistro Stage. mini-class- THE CHILDREN'S Art BONANZA Clarke Moss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orell Moss of West Point, is pictured here a year ago just ptior to the deer hunt for archery hunters. He is one of the few young men in the area to be able to tell the story of bagging his own deer with a bow. Clarke is presently serving a mission tor the LDS church in France. Yard will feature activities that are especially designed for children and their parents. As part of the activities, children wilL help build a dinosaur, and decoratethe Utah Arts Festival fifth birthday cake. In addition. they can participate in special performances by ethnic and traditional artists held on the stage in the 'yard'. A wide variety of traditional and ethn'c food will be served Festhroughout the five-da- y tival. Sidewalk cafes will be located adjacent to the two main performance stages and the Children's Art Yard. Poetry and fiction readings will take place several times daily in the mam gallery of the Salt Lake Art Center. THE 1981 Utah Arts Festivin Salt Lake al. June City, offers something for everyone. For further information. contact Jack R Lemmon. Publicity Director. Utah Arts Festival. 617 East South Utah Temple.. Salt Lake Citv. ' 84102, (801)533-589- 5 Us Mow For Our SPRING HAMBURGER - 24-2- 8 SERVICE CENTER ...Savings Notice For North Davis County Customers... ances from 11 p.m. daily. Feature performance groups include the Utah Symphony, The Repertory Dance Theatre, and Ballet West. Bluegrass, jazz, rock, modern dance, theatre, and other performing art forms will all be represented during the length of the Festival. A wide variety of traditional and ethnic food will be served Festhroughout the five-da- v tival. Sidewalk cafes will be located adjacent to the two main icJc ast I ridav the C learfield Recreation Depaitment s special event was a rtsbee golf tournament It was held at I ishet Paik and started at 9 Expert Yard and Garden Care 24-2- 8 all-st- A Take Part Arts Festival The Dav is High School Marching Band of Kaysville has been selected to perform at the 1981 Utah Arts Festival. This lakes a mighty good bookkeeper to make a deficit look like a surplus. It contract was guaranteed money and even though the Jazz dropped him from the club they still had to honor the contract and give him the money. The contract simply means that the club cannot cut the player, he has made the team the second he signs the contract This type of contract is rare in the N BA and the fact is that no member of the Jazz has such a contract Layton's Ken Heath takes a big swing during a recent Utah Prep League game between Bountilul and Layton. The Bountiful squad took the best of the 1 ay ton team during their afternoon game last Thmsdav in Bountiful Summer Writing Class Set At U. Writing skills have been de- teriorating among college freshmen over a number of years, and the U. of U has decided to do something about it THE I 'S English Department is offering a new . concentrated summer writing program in August for inany coming freshmen and-o- r entering or returning students who need to fulfill the L"s writing requirement The summer writing workshop will allow students an opportunity todevote their full energies and intellects to developing the most important skill of their entire college careers and possible the rest of their lives four-wee- THE PROGRAM brings together selected L of L writing instructors and local high school English teachers for preliminary training sesunder the direction ot Dr Tom Toon of the U mversity of Mishigan. nationally recognized for its outstanding writing program The 10 instructors will then team teach live sections of the Summer Writing Workshop, each containing no more than 20 students The workshops meet dailv for two hours each weekday morning beginning August 3 and ending August 28 I hey are offered for four hours L m versity credit for a fee of $1 36 Students are advised to register in advance by phoning the L's Division of Continuing Education. and asking to be enrolled in English lliR. the Summer Writing Workshop a sion 581-648- fOR MORE information phone Mary Lynn Dalton in the U s English Dept . 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