Tony Snell can't find team to play 10th NBA season
One week before the NBA trade deadline, while many teams are keeping roster spots open for transactional flexibility, NBA veteran Tony Snell was unable to find a home for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign, sources told Yahoo Sports. The official deadline was 11:59 p.m. ET for Snell to sign with one of the league’s 30 teams for the remainder of the season. That would have allowed Snell to accrue a 10th year of service for the players association’s retiree benefits program — beyond his current single qualification — which would cover healthcare for his whole family, including his two sons, Karter, 3, and Kenzo, 2, who are both diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Source: Yahoo! Sports
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Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Multiple teams would have added NBA veteran Tony Snell on a 10-day contract this week, league sources told @YahooSports, but his need to sign a standard contract six days before the trade deadline brought added complications to his cause: sports.yahoo.com/tony-snell-rem… – 1:39 AM
Multiple teams would have added NBA veteran Tony Snell on a 10-day contract this week, league sources told @YahooSports, but his need to sign a standard contract six days before the trade deadline brought added complications to his cause: sports.yahoo.com/tony-snell-rem… – 1:39 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
So I’m digging into this Tony Snell story, and there’s a bit of CBA minutia at play here that really works against him.
In most cases, the CBA grants a year of service for one day on a roster… but there’s literally an exception written in for retirement benefits, which instead… pic.twitter.com/plx9Ny5g2P – 7:06 PM
So I’m digging into this Tony Snell story, and there’s a bit of CBA minutia at play here that really works against him.
In most cases, the CBA grants a year of service for one day on a roster… but there’s literally an exception written in for retirement benefits, which instead… pic.twitter.com/plx9Ny5g2P – 7:06 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Charles Barkley called for an NBA team to sign Tony Snell by Friday so he can compile a 10th year of service and qualify for the players association’s retiree benefits program.
Snell would be eligible for the union’s premium medical plan which would help his two young sons who… pic.twitter.com/Uicbih2W0U – 8:10 PM
Charles Barkley called for an NBA team to sign Tony Snell by Friday so he can compile a 10th year of service and qualify for the players association’s retiree benefits program.
Snell would be eligible for the union’s premium medical plan which would help his two young sons who… pic.twitter.com/Uicbih2W0U – 8:10 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
The NBPA’s retiree benefits require being on an active NBA roster by Friday to count a year of service. For Tony Snell, it’s the deadline for his 10th season, that would give healthcare for his family — including his two sons with Autism. For @YahooSports: sports.yahoo.com/tony-snells-mi… – 9:37 AM
The NBPA’s retiree benefits require being on an active NBA roster by Friday to count a year of service. For Tony Snell, it’s the deadline for his 10th season, that would give healthcare for his family — including his two sons with Autism. For @YahooSports: sports.yahoo.com/tony-snells-mi… – 9:37 AM
More on this storyline
Because Snell has played nine seasons (seven or more years of service), he is currently on a health insurance plan that covers medical, hospital and prescription drug coverage. Snell is among players with three or more years of service time (beginning at the 2001 season) who have access to a $150,000 health reimbursement arrangement, per the CBA. That HRA was unrestricted but then capped in the 2017 CBA at $150,000 but no player had to give money back if they were above it. That money is then invested until it is used. Annual contributions to the HRA were also capped at $30,000 in 2017. For a player with that many years of service, the amounts contributed to his account should total over $200,000. If Snell does get signed, he gets the premium health insurance plan, where he and his whole family — including his two kids — are covered. -via The Athletic / February 3, 2024
What are the NBPA rules for its retiree benefits program? If a player has three or more years of service, they are eligible to receive health insurance for as long as the NBA and NBPA continue to agree to it into the CBA. This covers medical, hospital and prescription drug coverage and reduced out-of-pocket costs for the player and his family, per the policy. For seven or more years of service, the player gets a premium plan that has lower deductibles and lower co-pays, per the NBPA policy. If you have 10 or more years of service, the player gets that premium plan for himself and his family. -via The Athletic / February 3, 2024
Snell remains a veteran piece on the Maine Celtics, Boston’s affiliate club, where he shot 4-of-6 from distance for 12 points on Wednesday. With all the national interest that developed from Snell’s story, which included Charles Barkley discussing Snell’s situation on TNT on Thursday evening and the fact various clubs were willing to extend him a 10-day contract, there is optimism that Snell could find himself on an NBA roster at the start of the 2024-25 campaign. -via Yahoo! Sports / February 3, 2024