I have been hearing deals in the media that include TEs combined with players/other exemptions (e.g., Miami-Mem). http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiheral...ll/12273478.htm WALKER POSSIBLE The Heat also is considering adding free agent forward Antoine Walker, possibly in a sign-and-trade deal with Boston, though no agreement was imminent. Walker visited with Riley last week, and although a straight signing of the free agent is unlikely, the Heat could package Michael Doleac, Rasual Butler and its $1.9 million trade exception to Boston in exchange for Walker. That would allow Walker to sign for a starting salary of about $6 million, and the Celtics would not have to take on much salary in return. Doleac is in the second year of a four-year deal that pays him $2.6 million next year, and Butler is in the final year of his contract and will make about $1.5 million next season. Makes me think that new CBA does not require TEs to stand alone. I wonder if the Rockets TEs (like 1.1 and 1.5 mil correct?) can be combined with each other, or another player to make a deal.
Saw the same thing. Cap experts on other boards say this is wrong but I guess the CBA could have been changed in the regard.
It must have been changed because it seems there is a TE included in the Joe Johnson to Atlanta deal as well. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2120960 "The proposed deal, according to sources, would bring guard Boris Diaw and two lottery-protected future first-round picks to Phoenix -- along with a trade exception in the $5 million range -- after Johnson signs a contract under terms established by Atlanta: $70 million over five years with an estimated balloon payment of $20 million up front"
The trade exception is not being used here. The use of salary cap space by the Hawks is creating one for the Suns.
Teams under the cap can SEND a Trade Exception to the team over the cap if they are trading for a player that makes more than they are sending back. If my knowledge of the CBA is correct.
I'm with m_cable. The wording sounds just like the writer hypothesizing as much as anything. In a technical sense, trade exceptions are never traded, always created anew. The Suns get an exception because they are sending out more salary than they are receiving - just like the Denver-NJ deal for Martin last year. In the spirit of non-simultaneous transactions, it's not something in my opinion that could really be changed.
