主要是Max QO的下面有这一条但书,容易被忽略:
A player can elect to accept his qualifying offer and play the following
season under its terms. This is sometimes done in order to become an
unrestricted free agent the following summer (see question number 46).
注意这边写的是QO而不是Max QO, 所以意思是,母队开了Max QO之后,球员(RFA)可以选择不
要接受,我要选择(elect)按照我原来新秀约的一般QO条款来打下个球季,这样打完下一个暑
假就会变成完全FA.
加这条是合理的,因为Max QO已经给母队很大续约优势了,如果规定开Max QO就一定要接受,
那等于一个球员前七年都会被绑在同一队了.