NEGADELPHIA

TRADE MACHINE

Negadelphia Trade IdeaHypothetical scenario. Not a report, not a rumor, no team or reporter has said this is happening.

You type every number. Nothing is prefilled from contract sites. 2023 NBA CBA.

NBA NUMBERS

Name this trade (optional)

Salary Cap ($ millions)

Type the cap for the year of the trade, from the NBA release.

First Apron level ($ millions)

Second Apron level ($ millions)

Cap year

Is the trade after the trade deadline?

Trade is between Dec. 15 and the deadline

TEAM A

Team name

Team Salary ($ millions)

Apron Team Salary ($ millions)

Art. VII, Sec. 2(e)(1) defines it. Type your own number.

Cash this team pays ($ millions)

Cash paid plus received this year ($ millions)

Type 0 if none.

A player sent was acquired by exception in the last two monthsThis team holds an open exception from an earlier tradeI checked the contract facts of the players this team sends

SENDS

TEAM B

Team name

Team Salary ($ millions)

Apron Team Salary ($ millions)

Art. VII, Sec. 2(e)(1) defines it. Type your own number.

Cash this team pays ($ millions)

Cash paid plus received this year ($ millions)

Type 0 if none.

A player sent was acquired by exception in the last two monthsThis team holds an open exception from an earlier tradeI checked the contract facts of the players this team sends

SENDS

TRADE

Team A

SENDS

Nothing yet

GETS

Nothing yet

OUT $0/IN $0

Team B

SENDS

Nothing yet

GETS

Nothing yet

OUT $0/IN $0

Team A incoming salary

Receives $0, sends $0

Team B incoming salary

Receives $0, sends $0

NBA TRADE CHECK

CANNOT VERIFY

Add at least one player or pick to a side to run the check.

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CBA CHECKS THAT DECIDE THE VERDICT

PASSTeam AMODELED
Team A: salary matching
No incoming player salary, so no matching exception is needed.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 6(j) source text
CANNOT VERIFYTeam APARTLY MODELED
Team A: apron level after trade
Missing input: Apron Team Salary and the two apron levels. Enter it to run this check.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 2(e)(1)-(2) source text
PASSTeam BMODELED
Team B: salary matching
No incoming player salary, so no matching exception is needed.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 6(j) source text
CANNOT VERIFYTeam BPARTLY MODELED
Team B: apron level after trade
Missing input: Apron Team Salary and the two apron levels. Enter it to run this check.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 2(e)(1)-(2) source text

CBA RULES THIS TOOL DOES NOT CHECK. THEY MAY STILL APPLY.

CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELED
Recent extensions and renegotiations
A player who signed a long or larger Extension, or a Renegotiation, cannot be traded for six months. A Designated Veteran Extension or Contract blocks a trade for one year. Not modeled.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 8(f) source text
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELED
Traded Rookie Scale extensions
If a Rookie Scale Contract was extended and is traded before the next Salary Cap Year, the acquiring team's Room for it uses a deemed average salary. Not modeled.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 8(g) source text
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELED
Waived after the trade
If the new team waives the player, the sending team cannot re-sign or claim him for up to a year. Not modeled.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 8(h) source text
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELED
Other money between team and player
Before a contract is assigned, the team and player must end other financial arrangements between them, except pay already earned and loans. Not modeled.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 8(i) source text

ALSO LISTED. THESE DO NOT CHANGE THE VERDICT. EFFECT ROWS ARE CALCULATED. LEAGUE RULES AND ROWS MARKED NOT IN CBA TEXT ARE NOT CHECKED.

CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELEDNOT IN CBA TEXT
Roster minimums and maximums
The general roster minimum and maximum are league rules. The CBA mentions roster counts only inside Two-Way and training camp contract rules.
NBA league rules (not the CBA)
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELEDNOT IN CBA TEXT
Stepien rule and pick-year limits
League rule, not in the CBA text. Not modeled.
NBA league rules (not the CBA)
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELEDNOT IN CBA TEXT
Pick protections and conveyance
Terms are set between teams. Not modeled.
NBA league rules (not the CBA)
CANNOT VERIFYNOT MODELEDNOT IN CBA TEXT
League office approval and trade deadline date
League process. Not modeled.
NBA league rules (not the CBA)
N/ANOT MODELED
Sign-and-trade contracts
No player flagged as a sign-and-trade. If you flag one, this tool cannot check the sign-and-trade rules.
2023 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. VII, Sec. 8(e) source text

What this tool models for the NBA

MODELED (3)

Salary matching: standard, aggregated, expanded, transition, roomArt. VII, Sec. 6(j)(1)(i)-(v), 6(j)(2), 6(j)(3), 6(j)(4), 6(j)(8)
Apron limits per exception (Transaction Restrictions Table rows E, G, H, I)Art. VII, Sec. 2(e)(2), 2(e)(4)
Cash limit, 5.15% of the cap, not nettedArt. VII, Sec. 8(a)

PARTLY MODELED, CANNOT VERIFY unless you confirm (1)

Recent-signing windows, final-season trade ban, one-year consentArt. VII, Sec. 8(b), 8(c), 8(d)

CANNOT VERIFY, not modeled (9)

Deemed salary reduction for unprotected Base CompensationArt. VII, Sec. 6(j)(6)
Second Apron Team first-round pick trade banArt. VII, Sec. 2(f)(2)
Existing traded player exceptions from earlier tradesArt. VII, Sec. 6(j)
Sign-and-trade restrictionsArt. VII, Sec. 8(e)
Recent extensions and renegotiationsArt. VII, Sec. 8(f)
Traded Rookie Scale extensionsArt. VII, Sec. 8(g)
Waived after the tradeArt. VII, Sec. 8(h)
Other money between team and playerArt. VII, Sec. 8(i)
Roster limits, Stepien rule, pick protections, league approval, deadline dateleague rules, not the CBA text

NBA TRADE CHECKCANNOT VERIFYSEE RESULT