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Originally Posted by edslunch
Can anyone explain sign and trade in the NBA? Durant agrees to a UFA contract with the Nets, then the Nets and Warriors work out a sign and trade for him, sending valuable assets back to Golden State. Why wouldn’t the Nets trade those assets elsewhere or at least get more out of GS for doing them a favour?
NBA economics baffle me
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They aren't doing GS a favor. GS is doing them a favour by signing him to a bigger contract with better cap implications and then trading him. If he goes as a UFA it's worse for Brooklyn.