06-19-2023, 08:05 PM
Second Apron Teams Can Trade Out Own Player For Aggregated Players
JUN 19, 2023 3:31 PM
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Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, teams over the second luxury tax apron cannot aggregate their own players in a trade. But they can send a player out for a combination of aggregated players.
There were questions of whether the Phoenix Suns were under a deadline to trade Deandre Ayton as they are now projected to be over the second apron in the future.
Bobby Marks clarified that stipulation during a podcast appearance with Zach Lowe, citing executives with teams he spoke to over the past day.
The NBA's next collective bargaining agreement has not yet been published by the league and NBPA.
BOBBY MARKS/ESPN
JUN 19, 2023 3:31 PM
Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, teams over the second luxury tax apron cannot aggregate their own players in a trade. But they can send a player out for a combination of aggregated players.
There were questions of whether the Phoenix Suns were under a deadline to trade Deandre Ayton as they are now projected to be over the second apron in the future.
Bobby Marks clarified that stipulation during a podcast appearance with Zach Lowe, citing executives with teams he spoke to over the past day.
The NBA's next collective bargaining agreement has not yet been published by the league and NBPA.
BOBBY MARKS/ESPN