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Originally Posted by AC

No, only Toronto can sign Hyman to 8 years and that ability expires once free agency begins.

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2...sign-and-trade

Nope, that clause is one of the things that changed in the 2020 CBA extension.

No longer does a player have to have been on the reserve list for the most recent trade deadline.

Or else Seth Jones wouldn’t have been able to (future) sign an 8 year extension before next years trade deadline.