bernmeister
Registered User
no 'discussion' prefix, this is closest...
In a prearranged first part to a larger deal,
post season
Team A trades
Smith [irrelevant contract info]
to
Team B
for Jones, say he expires next season at 6
Team B has lots of cap space, and team A, which doesn't, would like Jones but only if at half price. A will pay B to send him back retained.
So far there is no retaining on Jones.
Then, B agrees to eat 50% max on Jones and swaps him back to A, for whatever, say a draft pick.
Now I know there are restrictions about a team taking back the same player it already dealt to another team with retained salary already on that player.
But that is not the case here, I think.
Jones was not initially retained by A, so he can go back to A.
Once B retained, Jones cannot go back to B for at least one year.
Do I have that right or am I overlooking something or is that some further sub-rule I am not aware of that applies?
Til later pm,
thanks for replies
In a prearranged first part to a larger deal,
post season
Team A trades
Smith [irrelevant contract info]
to
Team B
for Jones, say he expires next season at 6
Team B has lots of cap space, and team A, which doesn't, would like Jones but only if at half price. A will pay B to send him back retained.
So far there is no retaining on Jones.
Then, B agrees to eat 50% max on Jones and swaps him back to A, for whatever, say a draft pick.
Now I know there are restrictions about a team taking back the same player it already dealt to another team with retained salary already on that player.
But that is not the case here, I think.
Jones was not initially retained by A, so he can go back to A.
Once B retained, Jones cannot go back to B for at least one year.
Do I have that right or am I overlooking something or is that some further sub-rule I am not aware of that applies?
Til later pm,
thanks for replies