Good article over at ESPN by Chris Sheridan ranking some of the best trade assets in the NBA today. I’d recommend checking out the article in full.
The one area of most interest to me was the final one, the trade exceptions, because I always lose track of them
ASSET No. 12: Expiring trade exceptions
OWNERS: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver NuggetsA trade exception allows the acquiring team to take on a player making an equal or lesser amount of salary without the trade having to conform to the 125 percent rule. There are six trade exceptions that expire Feb. 23, the largest of which belongs to the Bulls: a $5.205 million exception from the deal that sent Joe Smith to Cleveland last year. The Cavs have a $1.63 million exception from including Cedric Simmons in that deal, and the Thunder have a $1.89 million exception from the Delonte West end of that same trade. Two of the Rockets’ six trade exceptions (Bonzi Wells, $2.284M, and Kirk Snyder, $917K) expire Feb. 23, and the Nuggets have an expiring $771K exception from last year’s Von Wafer deal.
The article also details some of the most valuable future draft picks which have been traded, and which teams hold them. Well worth checking out.
Posted on January 30, 2009 by Dave