Players that could be had for Memo TPE

[billyshelby]

The example given is confusing. In actuality, TWO trades are being made. The first is the TPE for the 4 million dollar player. The second is the player swap as per CBA. It only looks like the TPE is being combined.

TPE's actually arent't that confusing. A) The player whose salary you're acquiring has to be any amount less than the TPE. Once that player is acquired, the TPE does not go away. It simply reduces by the amount of the player. For example 10 million dollar TPE, Jazz acquire 8 million dollar player. They didn't collect on 2 million of the TPE they were owed, so they now have a 2 million dollar TPE. And it keeps reducing like that.

 

[LilStocktonSyndrome]

Watching Matthews play well in a Blazers jersey really hurts to watch. It would definitely be awesome to get him back, but I don't think that the Blazers will give him up

 

[freakazoid]

In actuality, TWO trades are being made.

That would make sense, but you would sure think he'd explain it that way, rather than imply that an exception was being combined with a player. It would be easy enough to just say that teams get around it by separating it into more than one trade, but he doesn't do that.

 

[LogGrad98]

Is Burks going to be better than Matthews? If not, we should try to get him back, otherwise we really screwed the pooch on that one, as many of us, me included, thought to begin with.

 

[billyshelby]

That would make sense, but you would sure think he'd explain it that way, rather than imply that an exception was being combined with a player. It would be easy enough to just say that teams get around it by seperating it into more than one trade, but he doesn't do that.

What he's trying to explain is that a TPE can facilitate a 3 for one player deal that the CBA trade rules could not.

In that example, two teams want to trade 3 for 1. They won't make ANY trade if they can't do 3 for 1. But the three cost 4,5, and 7 for a total of 16. The upper limit on the old CBA was 125% so the most salary that could be taken back was 12.5 million. Alas, the deal doesn't work.

BUT if the team with the 10 also had a 4 million dollar TPE, they can now make this 3 for 1 that wasn't formerly possible work. They do it by trading 5 and 7 for the 10 (according to standard CBA trade rules). The TPE then completes the deal as a separate swap.

Yeah, it's written wonky. But the basic gist is he's showing how a TPE can be strategically used to complete deals, not suggesting a TPE can actually be combined with player salary. In other words, a 4 mil TPE cannot be added to a 6 mil player to trade for a 10 mil player.

 

[franklin]

No way to know what has changed and what hasn't unless you try to read up on it. I accidently deleted the link I posted, but here it is again. Rather than speculate on what might or might not be true, I try to read up on CBA stuff. I know GVC does the same, which is why I wanted to know if he knew something I had missed.

https://webfiles.uci.edu/lcoon/cbafaq/salarycap.htm#Q72

You're sounding pretty condescending there for a guy posting a link to an explanation of the 2005 era CBA.

This FAQ is for members of the media and fans of the NBA who want to know more about the salary cap, trade rules, and other aspects of the NBA's 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Yes, I have read that and is one reason why I DOUBT anything has changed.

 

[freakazoid]

You're sounding pretty condescending there for a guy posting a link to an explanation of the 2005 era CBA.

Yes, I have read that and is one reason why I DOUBT anything has changed.

lol. My apologies. I completely misunderstood your other post. I thought you were speculating that I was probably wrong about about the 100% + 100,000. Now that you point out that's the old CBA, it makes sense. My bad.

And welcome back.

 

[franklin]

Thanks man. I've been waiting for the right point to say you've been the funniest poster here by far during my absence. Solid stuff. Might as well post it here.

I just got done googling this again and there are no new details I could find. NBA puts out a CBA explanation from time to time, which has been a great place to fact check Coon's sight. He's been good so I stick with him.

 

[heathmc]

It was described on the radio, from a conversation with KOC, and yes it can be used on multiple players.
It can be used in quite a few ways.
KOC called it the equivalent of a gift card, or something like that.

If it's like that, it could prove very useful.

Ok so if it's a gift card does it have an experation date? Do we have to use it this year or within the next 3? This thing is a legal document and more than I care to truly dissect. I'm interested just not that interested.

 

[jazzyapma]

Ok so if it's a gift card does it have an experation date? Do we have to use it this year or within the next 3? This thing is a legal document and more than I care to truly dissect. I'm interested just not that interested.

It is one year.

 

[Beantown]

I still say Ariza.

Harris/Watson
Hayward/CJ
Ariza/Howard
Favors/Millsap
Jefferson/Kanter

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Let's see who is available at the trade deadline....

OJ Mayo
Josh Smith
Danny Granger
Goran Dragic
Gerald Wallace

The market might soften on a number of guys.