If the exception is so valuable, why didn't the Pacers use it

You might have to delete this thread...here's the headline

"Raptors Trade Bender for Antonio Davis"
Dated Aug 1st, 1999

Their Trade Exception has not expired, it last for a year. They are indeed going to cut it pretty close, but that might have been a mistake in their timing of the trade, before they knew its beauty.

Also remember this is the first year this exception has existed, right? So, teams are just now learning how to operate fully under the new CBA. From CD's own quotes, he is learning more each day how valuable it is beyond his original expectation of being just a by-product of a trade.

btw: letting the exception expire converts it directly to less team salary. It doesn't hurt to not use it.

You should try to understand how difficult salary matching is with the BYC rules, as a starting point in knowing the exception's value. Then take a look at how hard it is now to free up cap space, as a second indicator. Then consider that there are only two teams in this league with a large exception, and it can convert to any team that trades with them, then you will understand how it can be commodititized.



[This message has been edited by heypartner (edited May 11, 2000).]

 

TheFreak,

I am just trying to answer your questions. I guess I sounded like I was assaulting. I was trying to play off of your "I'll delete the thread" part. In the last paragraph, I was describing the thought process that I went through. I wouldn't look at the FAQ if you're not interested either.

To answer your questions:

Are you saying it's good for a full year? So they have until 8/1/2000 to use it?
yes...that's definite...Probably midnight.

If it expires, does that translate into less salary for one year only?
If it expires, it no longer counts in Team Salary calculations. forever.

What's the value of that if you're over the cap by more than the value of the exception?
None I guess for that year's ability to dip into the free agency market. But, having less salary is always a good thing in the long run. No? Look at it this way, if we "eat" our exception, we have less salary for 2001 when the Dream windfall occurs. I used to think we should eat it. But, now I think it is more valuable than that, because it makes us a more attractive trading partner.

To me, the trade exception is equal in value to being able to trade available cap space to another team. Surely, that would be a hot commodity.


[This message has been edited by heypartner (edited May 11, 2000).]

 

The trade exceptions biggest value is that it allows a team to make a trade if it wants to.

hypothetical situation

Orlando needed to free up 3 million to sign Duncan

They could say we don't have the money.

or

Hey rockets, you want Doleac for a second rounder? Doleac would be small price to pay for Duncan or Hill.

The rockets have at their disposal a way to make any trade in the NBA work. Any team can free up 4.5 million dollars in salary space by trading with the rockets. I don't think the rocs should take dregs, but dregs with one year left with a draft pick...

Orlando last year helped the rockets get Francis. For their troubles, they have the rights to a future Grizzle draft pick. I think someone posted it as being Orlando owed Vanc, but that wouldn't make sense since Orlando was doing Vanc the favor. Trade leftovers sometimes can be good. With 4.5, that could be Othella and Doleac.

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