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{{1TC NBA rules}}
{{1TC NBA rules}}


Any number of teams may trade with each other. Every team involved must accept, and the Trade Approval Board votes it through.
Teams may trade players and picks. Every team involved must accept, and the [[NBA:League Structure#Commissioner and TAB|Trade Approval Board]] (TAB) votes it through.


== What a trade needs ==
== What a trade needs ==
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* '''Reasoning from every team involved''' — a short statement of what you are trying to achieve
* '''Reasoning from every team involved''' — a short statement of what you are trying to achieve


There is no limit on how many teams can be in a trade. A deal with three or more has an extra posting requirement — see [[#Three or more teams|Three or more teams]].
There is no limit on how many teams can be in a trade. A deal with three or more has an [[#Three or more teams|extra posting requirement]].


== Approval ==
== Approval ==


The '''Trade Approval Board''' votes on every trade. See [[NBA:League Structure|League Structure]].
'''TAB approval is a race to 3:'''
 
'''It is a race to three.'''


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'''If one or more TAB members are involved in the trade, majority vote wins''' instead.
'''If one or more TAB members are involved in the trade, a majority of the uninvolved members decides''' instead.


== The deadline ==
== The deadline ==
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== What moves with the player ==
== What moves with the player ==


'''Contracts transfer unchanged.''' Salary and years are exactly what they were — a trade never reprices a player. See [[NBA:Contracts|Contracts]].
'''Contracts transfer unchanged.''' Salary and years are exactly what they were — a trade never reprices a player.
 
'''Re-sign tags do not transfer.''' A player carrying <code>[RS]</code> becomes <code>[RSBO]</code> on his new team:


* The trading team's re-sign slot '''reopens immediately'''
'''[[NBA:Re-Signing#Your 3 tags|Re-sign tags]] do not transfer.''' A player carrying <code>[RS]</code> becomes <code>[RSBO]</code> on his new team:
* The acquiring team spends '''none''' of its own three


See [[NBA:Re-Signing#Your three tags|Re-Signing]].
* The trading team's re-sign tag '''reopens immediately'''
* The acquiring team spends '''none''' of its own 3


'''Every team must be under the [[NBA:Salary Cap|salary cap]] after the trade.''' The cap binds at all times, and a trade is no exception.
'''Every team must be under the [[NBA:Salary Cap#The cap|salary cap]] after the trade.''' The cap binds at all times, and a trade is no exception.


== Trading picks ==
== Trading picks ==


'''You may only trade picks up to two years out.''' The window opens when league activities start at check-in — before that, picks cannot be moved.
'''Draft picks can be traded whenever trades are open, up to two years out.''' The window moves forward a year at each [[NBA:GM Responsibilities#Check-in|check-in]]: the check-in before a summer's draft opens the picks two drafts later.


Second-round picks are traded like any other. See [[NBA:Draft#Second round|Draft]].
2nd-round picks are traded like any other.


== How to post ==
== How to post ==


Every GM's forum page and Discord profile are linked from their team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet|league spreadsheet]] — that is how you reach someone to propose a deal.
Every GM's forum page and Discord profile are linked from their team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet#Your team tab|league spreadsheet]] — that is how you reach someone to propose a deal.


Once agreed, create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=69 NBA: Trades] forum. List what each team receives under its own heading, one asset per line, then post your acceptance and your reasoning:
Once agreed, create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=69 NBA: Trades] forum, titled with the teams involved — <code>Sonics/Bullets</code>. List what each team receives under its own heading, one asset per line, then post your acceptance and your reasoning:


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Suns receive:
Sonics receive:
Dale Ellis (SEA - SG) $1,420,400 (2028, 2029x)
Dale Ellis (SEA - SG) $1,420,400 (2028, 2029x)


Celtics receive:
Bullets receive:
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027)
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027)
2028 2nd Round Pick (PHX)
2028 2nd Round Pick (SEA)


Suns Accept
Sonics Accept


Adams is a stud, but I'm thin on the wing, so I'm willing to package
Adams is a stud, but I'm thin on the wing, so I'm willing to package
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Mark '''every player and pick''' with the team it is coming from, so each leg of the deal is unambiguous:
Mark '''every player and pick''' with the team it is coming from, so each leg of the deal is unambiguous:


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Suns receive:
Sonics receive:
Dale Ellis (SEA - SG) $1,420,400 (2028, 2029x) -- FROM CLEVELAND
Dale Ellis (SEA - SG) $1,420,400 (2028, 2029x) -- FROM CHARLOTTE


Celtics receive:
Bullets receive:
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027) -- FROM PHOENIX
Michael Adams (DEN - PG) $500,000 (2027) -- FROM SEATTLE


Cavaliers receive:
Bobcats receive:
2028 2nd Round Pick (PHX) -- FROM BOSTON
2028 2nd Round Pick (SEA) -- FROM WASHINGTON
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Note the two markers on a pick do different jobs: '''<code>(PHX)</code>''' is whose pick it originally is, and '''<code>-- FROM BOSTON</code>''' is the team trading it away.
Note that the two markers on a pick do different jobs: <code>(SEA)</code> is whose pick it originally is, and <code>-- FROM WASHINGTON</code> is the team trading it away.


Once approved, update your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]] — including the tag change if a re-signed player was involved.
Once approved, update your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]] — including the tag change if a re-signed player was involved.