NY / Philly....CBA Question

DOLAN MUST GO · Post #1 » by **DOLAN MUST GO** » Fri Jul 4, 2008 6:22 am

Jamal and Mardy for Miller and Carney.

they would be able to offer Smith a max contract if they did this trade.

Question: Can you have a trade pending based on whether or not a team agrees with a restricted FA?

example here: if Smith agrees and ATL doesnt match, this trade goes through. If ATL matches then no deal.

are pending agreements like this allowed under the CBA?

thx

Dunkenstein · Post #2 » by **Dunkenstein** » Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:35 pm

DOLAN MUST GO wrote:Question: Can you have a trade pending based on whether or not a team agrees with a restricted FA?

No.

Post #3 » by **loserX** » Fri Jul 4, 2008 8:44 pm

Dunkenstein is right.

Philly can only offer a contract based on the capspace they actually have. Therefore they could not even make a max offer to Smith until AFTER this trade were consummated. They could not rescind a trade based on a future unrelated event the way you describe.

(Also, in real-world terms there would be no reason for the Knicks to agree to a trade that would be contingent on what the Hawks, a third party, did with Smith, a fourth party. They'd tell the Sixers to take it or leave it.)