Milwaukee Bucks and troubled center Larry Sanders have finalized their buyout agreement. Sanders has been troubled this year with off the court issues as well as getting suspended by the NBA due to violation of the NBA’s substance abuse policy.
Following from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders has finalized a buyout agreement on the remaining three-plus years of his contract, clearing the way for him to leave the NBA and work on the personal issues that derailed his career, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
As part of the buyout, Sanders will leave with approximately half of the $44 million extension he signed in 2014, a league source told Yahoo Sports.
Sanders has had repeated violations of the NBA’s anti-drug policy and hasn’t shown an inclination to immediately return to the league. Sanders could become a reclamation project for an NBA team next season, but his desire to play and ability to meet league requirements needs improving.
Also from NBATV’s/TNT’s David Aldridge.
Bucks will use stretch provision to stretch buyout amount over next seven years as allowed under CBA (remaining yrs of contract x 2, + 1).
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) February 22, 2015
Sanders departure from the Bucks does peak the interest from some teams including the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks but it seems like Sanders will not be coming back to the NBA anytime soon.
When his head is on straight, Sanders is a dominant force on the inside. He can rebound and body up with just about anyone and is always a threat to pull down boards on a consistent rate while also defending the paint. He doesn’t have much of an interior scoring game but he is very athletic for his large frame and is still relatively young.
Best wishes to Sanders and hopefully he can make his way back to the NBA with all the talent he has.
