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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Ekholm managed to be traded and he had many years left.
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Show me where I said players with term
can't be traded, and I'll admit this is relevant.
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Guys with term don’t get traded because they are usually considered a core part of the team, not because contracts become more attractive to be traded for with no term left.
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I wish I had a dollar for every news story about a trade where it was specifically reported that a player was attractive because he was on an expiring contract.
Contracts do, in fact, become easier to trade as there is less time remaining. The easiest contracts to trade are those with a year or less to go, as the acquiring GM does not have to worry about tagging cap space in subsequent years.