I have heard that it cannot be used with a player to another team, but what if we sent the trade exception for a pick or player and then sent a player that they would want for a small amount of cash. I say this because the no exception with player rule shoots down alot of deals, but if we sent say........the trade exception for a second round pick and then eddie for z. randolph (hey i know we rip them off but just hypotheticaly since i cant think of anyone equal to eddies zero trade value) would that work? (sorry if it is too confusing)
I have no idea what you are trying to ask. Let me try as briefly as possible to state the facts as I understand them. 1) Since draft picks have no trade value (until signed), the Rockets can send a draft pick out and receive up to a $7m incoming salary. 2) The trade excpetion can not be combined with any other exception. IOW, the Rockets can not add a $4.9 MLE and a $7M to sign a $11.9m FA. 3) The trade exception can be used in a single trade with another exception (albeit not "combined" for a single traded player). For example the assigned player exception (APE = 115% + 100k) can be used to trade Player A for Rockets Player "R" and the TE can be used to secure Player B. Each transaction must stand on their own, but they can be completed simultaneously. 4) There was much confusion generated by a statement in a Feigen article in the Chronicle stating in effect that Eddie Griffin (or any other Rocket for that matter) could not be traded for their salary for a single player with a value equal the Rockets' player salary + $7m. IOW, Griffin and his $2.3m current salary for a single player making $9.3m in a one for one trade. This subject was discussed heavily in the following thread: http://bbs.clutchcity.net/php3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66530&perpage=30&pagenumber=2 and I tend to agree with aelliott that Feigen was incorrect. Read his responses (and NIKE's and even some of mine though I have some minor $ flaws). The dialog is a little hard to follow, but it should answer any question you may have about the TE. Happy reading!
