Larry Coon @LarryCoon
How can Clippers & C's credibly argue these are separate deals at this pt? I assume temporal separation is an option
I do not understand why they need to be separate deals. Coaches technically can't be traded, and trades can't have any
external contingencies. So Garnett trade not legal with KG a part of it, nor with it contingent on separate Rivers deal.One option may be to do KG/DAJ trade, let time pass, then do Doc/picks deal.
If the league had concerns about this why didn't they bring them up a week ago? 1) Who's to say they didn't? 2) League gets involved when one of the teams brings a potential deal to them.
but if coaches can't be traded how can BOS trade Doc for picks? They're not trading him. They're releasing him from his contract and waiving his non-compete clause, after which Clips make their own deal with him. There is precedent for the league allowing one team to compensate another with picks for doing that. @rubensborges
how could they veto the lakers trade and let this one go? That would be ridiculous. The "league" didn't veto the Lakers trade. Stern as owner & fiduciary of the Hornets at the time, vetoed the trade in that capacity. It's the same concept as Jerry Buss having had the final say on the Lakers' side, and deciding not to give final approval on a deal. But Stern's dual role at the time muddied the waters. Considerably. I wrote about it on
http://espn.com when it happened. @koppa34
does the trade kicker come out of your salary cap? Or is it additional money. Trade kickers are paid by the receiving team, and are charged to the receiving team's cap. I cover this here:
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q97 … @danielconst
