Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[SleepingHero]

I can't even make up trades anymore with the new apron rules.

Gafford to Memphis
PJ Washington, Caleb Martin, KCP to Cleveland
Garland to Dallas

Unfortunately KCP cannot be added in a trade along with other players due to just recently being traded himself. That restriction lifts on August 15th.

There is also another error in your trade. Because CLE is a 2nd apron team, they cannot, under any circumstances, take back more salary in a trade than they are sending out. They also are not allowed to send out more than 1 player in any trade (unless in a trade they go below the 2nd apron).

The new rules do seem complicated at first, but the CBA FAQ on the front page is a good guideline to reference when making a deal.

The ESPN trade machine is outdated and does not have the ability to recognize apron triggers.

https://fanspo.com/nba/trade-machine

This is the best trade machine currently imo. It also has issues at times, namely recognizing extensions/base year deals. But overall its good enough 90% of the time.