05-27-2022, 04:04 PM
(05-27-2022, 04:38 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Couldn´t Bamba theoretically sign his QO and simply agree to a trade?
Obviously you have the problem of re-signing him next summer, but such a scenario is at least in play. It helps Bamba get to a team that will give him minutes and Orlando can extract some value instead of losing him for nothing.
I have a hard time seeing another team offering him more than the MLE and his QO is $10.1M, which does fit into our TPE.
That scenario won't work for at least 2 reasons.
1 The TPE expires before free agency begins, and
2 When a player signs a QO (or signs any new deal), they can't be traded until Dec 15 or later (with some minor exceptions that don't apply here)