The buyout price is $3.2 million. By rule, the Rockets are only permitted to pay $500,00, which they've agreed to do as part of a $9.3 million contract for three years. They'll give him a large portion of that money as soon as he signs, in order to make the payout to Tau Ceramica. He was getting down the final two years of the contract with Tau and had an opportunity to sign a long extension. Scola has decided that now is the time for him to try the NBA. Things change. --Fran
只是不知道他说的“They'll give him a large portion of that money as soon as he signs, in order to make the payout to Tau Ceramica." 是否指的是一笔额外的钱。