Why Minnesota bought out Theo Ratliff

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Odenized Odenized posted 2/29/2008 from slamonline.com [flag]
When I heard the Wolves bought out Theo Ratliff’s contract last night, I wondered why Minnesota did it. Ratliff had an expiring contract worth $11.66 million – the NBA equivalent of liquid gold. So I looked into the buyout to see if I could better understand it from Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s point of view. [link]
Why Minnesota bought out Theo Ratliff

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Why Minnesota bought out Theo Ratliff
Published 2/29/2008 by Ryne Nelson at Odenized
... Theo Ratliff's contract last night, I wondered why Minnesota did it. I figured others might be wondering the same thing. So I wrote this piece to explain why Minnesota owner Glen Taylor got rid of Theo.

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Return of Ratliff

Need4Sheed.com found this 2/29/2008 on www.mlive.com

LOS ANGELES -- Once again, the Pistons have added a high-reward, low-risk big man with the re-signing of Theo Ratliff. He's not that much of an upgrade over Dale Davis, but he does have more length defensively and now gives Detroit a true ...
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Timberwolves Waive Veteran Center Theo Ratliff

Ball Don't Lie found this 2/29/2008 on www.nba.com

The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has requested waivers on center Theo Ratliff after reaching a contractual buyout agreement. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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