Live Bar October 15th According to The Athletic reporter Shams, several sources revealed that Rockets intends to cut off the center Feworth that was previously traded from Thunder .
Feworth's existing contract has one year left, and the salary for the 2022-23 season is $10.18 million.
According to salary expert Yossi Gozlan, after cutting Feworth, the Rockets' "dead money" this season is as high as $62.2 million (only $11.4 million less than the total salary of the team), which is also the highest value since he tracked the record, which was the maximum of $60.5 million for the Knicks in the 2018-19 season.
Dead money refers to the part that must be paid and cannot be traded after buying out or cutting off the player. This part of the money is paid by the team for players who are no longer on the team.
Rockets' dead money distribution this season:
Wall 40.87 million
Feworth 10.18 million
Hakleth 4.56 million
Tay Jerome 4.22 million
Maleton 1.9 million
Augustin 330,000
Troy Williams 120,000
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