Kobewade11 wrote:Someone smarter than me breakdown how does Ayton’s pending free agency impact this deal. If he agrees to terms with another team, Phoenix can still match and trade him to Brooklyn?
If he signs a contract with another team Phoenix can only match it, I don't think they can trade him.
There are five basic options for a restricted free agent:
• Accept his team’s prior qualifying offer, play out the season and become a free agent the next summer.
• Accept his team’s maximum qualifying offer (where applicable) and play under that long-term deal.
• Negotiate a new contract with his original team that is independent of the qualifying/max qualifying offer.
• Sign an offer sheet with another team through March 1, which his original team has an opportunity to match (see below).
• Negotiate a sign-and-trade if he hasn’t signed an offer sheet with another team.
• If there is no qualifying offer, contract or offer sheet signed for one year, the original team can submit a new qualifying offer and the player will be a restricted free agent the next summer.
https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-explained




















