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Message: [QUOTE="Dugway, post: 5061203, member: 13446"] You likely are more knowledgeable than me on this, as I am not certain of the WNBA late season rules and regulations for the teams. I was of the understanding that the same rules apply now as they were back in preseason when teams were required to pare down their rosters, so, 1) clubs are all bound by the total team salary cap, 2) clubs must have a minimum of 11 players, and a maximum of 12 players, and 3) every club is more or less at that total team salary cap right now. In addition to all of the potential for voiding her free agency status for next season with the 'core' thing, it seems that there are probably other complications in that a player on an existing roster would need to go away in order to add a new player. And that new player would more or less have to accept the same salary that the departing player was signed for. There is something that they call a 'hardship' and I believe it allows a club to add a player to substitute for an injured player. So, in this situation the club would not have to cut a player in order to open a roster spot, but who knows when or which team an injury like that may occur? I agree with you that the NY Liberty would be great for Gabby, if she could just get onto that club somehow. Recall that Marine Johannes who is Gabby's French National teammate, as well as a Lyon ASVEL teammate, is contractually tied to the NY Liberty. But I don't see them both being Liberty teammates this season ... doing so, the Liberty would have to vacate two existing roster positions! [/QUOTE]

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