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What's Next? NBA Offseason & Amnesty Clause

With the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder competing for the Western Conference championship and the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics competing for the Eastern Conference championship, the other 26 teams in the NBA need to prepare for next season. Included with the offseason decisions is the ability to waive a player via the amnesty clause. Regarding the amnesty clause , these teams have used the clause thus far: Brooklyn (formerly New Jersey) Nets: Travis Outlaw Cleveland Cavaliers: Baron Davis Golden State Warriors: Charlie Bell New York Knicks: Chauncey Billups Orlando Magic: Gilbert Arenas Portland Trail Blazers: Brandon Roy *editor's note: omitted from original list - Indiana Pacers: James Posey For those readers wondering, Rip Hamilton was given a buyout rather than amnestied by the Detroit Pistons. Teams have 4 more years to utilize the amnesty clause . Here are some possible amnesty candidates --note: "future" means players will be amnest...