You got 2 days

[magnifier661]

When trading for a player, you have two days to trade that player again. Noah and Henderson can be traded tomorrow or December 15th. The newly acquired players from Brooklynn has two days left.

Will we be trading these players tomorrow or the next day?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Um, I don't think that's right, Mags. I'll bold the one that applies here:

In addition, teams cannot trade players under the following circumstances:

• For two months after receiving the player in trade, if the trade aggregates the player's salary with the salaries of other players. However, the team is free to trade the player immediately, either by himself or without aggregating his salary with other salaries. This restriction applies only to players who were acquired using an exception (and not cap room). (Also see question number 88.)
• When the trade deadline has passed. Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended4, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option or ETO.
• For three months or until December 15 of that season (whichever is later) after signing a contract as a free agent or matching an offer sheet to a restricted free agent. This obviously does not apply to the trade completing a sign-and-trade transaction (see question number 91).
• For three months or until January 15 of that season (whichever is later) after re-signing a free agent with Larry Bird or Early Bird rights, if the team is over the cap, the player's new salary is above the minimum, and he receives a raise greater than 20%.
• For 30 days after signing as a draft pick. This applies even for later-signed first round picks, who are signed using cap room at least three seasons after they are drafted (see question number 51).
• For six months after signing a player to an extension that is over the limit (in terms of years, salary or raises) for an extend-and-trade transaction5 (see question number 94).
• After claiming a player on waivers, for 30 days if the player was claimed during the season. If the player was claimed during the offseason, he cannot be traded until the 30th day of the following season.
• A team cannot reacquire a player they traded away during that season (a season being July 1 - June 30). If he is waived by his new team, then he cannot re-sign with his original team until the one-year anniversary of the trade, or until the July 1 following the end of his contract, whichever comes first. However, if a team trades a player's draft rights, they can reacquire the player during the same season.
• Until the following July 1 if the player was acquired through the Amnesty provision via a secondary waiver claim (see question number 69).
• When a player is waived through the Amnesty provision he cannot be reacquired for the length of the terminated contract.
• A team cannot acquire players during a season when they do not have room on their 15-man roster, even if they intend to waive an incoming player immediately. For example, a team with 14 players cannot trade one player for three, while simultaneously waiving an incoming player to remain at 15 players6.

We used exceptions (and not cap room) for Henderson and Plumlee and Vonleh, so the bolded applies. If we sign Connaughton he would fall under number 5.

 

[magnifier661]

Um, I don't think that's right, Mags. I'll bold the one that applies here:

We used exceptions (and not cap room) for Henderson and Plumlee and Vonleh, so the bolded applies. If we sign Connaughton he would fall under number 5.

Well that's absolutely wonderful news!

 

[Denny Crane]

My understanding is that either can be traded again, but as the only guy on the Blazers' side of the deal.

 

[Schilly]

That 2 day rule has to do with a trade needing to be finalized within 2 days in a sign and trade scenario, IIRC.

 

[magnifier661]

Okay so what amount of time do we need to package all the players we just acquired?

 

[BrianFromWA]

two months. But if we have a bunch of cap space, and trade for players using that cap space, those can be turned around immediately.

For instance, if we have a ton of space and take, say, Tiago Splitter off of SAS's hands with 2 future firsts for a 2022 top-55-protected 2nd, and make the same deal with MIA for McBob, we can trade them as a package the next day in a trade for Blake Griffin. Or something.

But we can't trade Henderson and Plumlee together until August 24th.

 

[Draco]

So if we wanted to do a trade for Hibbert with Kaman, Henderson and Vonley it would have to be done today.

 

[BrianFromWA]

You couldn't, because Henderson and Vonleh can't be traded in a package until August 24.

 

[Schilly]

I think Neil traded for the guys he wanted. If you look closely we traded 2 players that played passively with little urgency. Every player we got in return Henderson, Vonleh, Plumlee, Connaughen and Diez all play with high motor.