A $945,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Austin Watson. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Watson has not met both the games played and waivers requirements. The qualifying offer is equal to 105% of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was greater than $600,000 and less than $1,000,000.
Reference Contract
SIGNING DATE:Mar. 30, 2011
LAST YEAR:2015
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$1,141,667
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$900,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$900,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:105%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$945,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:0
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:156
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:6
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: Yes
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way