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Celtics, Lakers, Sixers need 'Allan Houston rule'

By Chad Ford
ESPN Insider

Wednesday, July 6, 2005

The "Allan Houston Rule" allows teams a one-time opportunity to release a player and avoid paying the luxury tax on his salary. The teams asked for the rule as part of the collective bargaining agreement, and it gives teams a unique opportunity to save money now and in the future that could be better spent on bringing in players. But now that they have it, most teams, it appears, will shun the opportunity, including several teams in danger of paying the luxury tax this season and in future se ...

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