The NBA and NBA Players’ Association have altered the nature behind Nene’s newly-signed 2-year, $20 million deal.
The NBA and Players Association has made ruling on Nene’s two-year, $20M deal to return to Rockets: Contract will keep its $2.6M base but will exclude the “likely” bonuses of more than $7M per year as a salary in a trade, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 19, 2019
The deal was an interesting loophole way to turn Nene into a valuable trade asset to acquire a pricy veteran, like Grizzlies wing Andre Iguodala, but the NBA ultimately changed the valuation.