We have an Trade Exception?

by Bullsfanla on Jan 30, 2009 1:32 PM CST

ASSET No. 12: Expiring trade exceptions
OWNERS: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets

A trade exception allows the acquiring team to take on a player making an equal or lesser amount of salary without the trade having to conform to the 125 percent rule. There are six trade exceptions that expire Feb. 23, the largest of which belongs to the Bulls: a $5.205 million exception from the deal that sent Joe Smith to Cleveland last year.

The Cavs have a $1.63 million exception from including Cedric Simmons in that deal, and the Thunder have a $1.89 million exception from the Delonte West end of that same trade. Two of the Rockets' six trade exceptions (Bonzi Wells, $2.284M, and Kirk Snyder, $917K) expire Feb. 23, and the Nuggets have an expiring $771,000 exception from last year's Von Wafer deal.

So how does this factor into what we're going to do before the dead line? We should be able to us the exception and not take back as much junk contract wise in return?

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exceptions can only be used

in a single player trade (draft picks + cash ok though).

basically it would give us flexibility to deal deng – i don’t see it being used for any other purpose. and since i don’t see us dealing deng, it’ll probably expire.

"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"

by Jaina on Jan 30, 2009 1:45 PM CST reply actions