Post#45 » by R-DAWG » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:38 am
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restricted free agents could be signed and traded. Toronto overpaid for Fields to prevent us from using him in a sign and trade for Nash. before an offer sheet is signed a restricted free agent can be signed and traded.[/quote]
Lin was not going to sign our offer sheet before testing the market.
He went to Harvard. He's not an idiot.[/quote]
he had an offer from Houston, NY had a few days to decide weather or not to match, Houston went back with a higher offer. During that period the Knicks could've worked out a sign and trade. Once the higher offer sheet was signed and delivered the window closed. so, yes, the knicks had the opportunity to, at a minimum, get a traded players exception for Lin.