Can bird years/rights be traded?

RudyGay22
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Can bird years/rights be traded? 

Post#1 » by RudyGay22 » Fri Dec 5, 2008 1:10 am

Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with the rule. For instance, the Cavaliers have 5 years of Bird Years for LeBron, meaning it's now Bird Rights. Well, if they traded him to NY, would NY retain the bird rights?

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Re: Can bird years/rights be traded? 

Post#2 » by Three34 » Fri Dec 5, 2008 3:35 am

Yep. Bird rights are gained through not changing teams as a free agent.

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