Scalabrine's interesting comment on Celtics' DPE

[Eddie20]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

[Big333223]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

And it sounds like what Scal was talking about was resigning whoever the DPE player is this summer to use as salary filler in a trade next season.

[BitterJim]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

And it sounds like what Scal was talking about was resigning whoever the DPE player is this summer to use as salary filler in a trade next season.

That is an interesting idea, but that player would have early-bird rights and be able to veto any trade

[Csfan1984]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

And it sounds like what Scal was talking about was resigning whoever the DPE player is this summer to use as salary filler in a trade next season.

That is an interesting idea, but that player would have early-bird rights and be able to veto any trade

We have seen a lot of guys get paid leaving the C's so perhaps losing bird rights won't be an issue for players. Also with the S&T changes a few years ago bird rights lost a lot of value.

[hodgy03038]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

So we would sign someone to trade him elsewhere and get nothing in return except a draft pick?

[hpantazo]

I believe the time has passed weeks ago where you could get someone on DPE and subsequently trade that player by the trade deadline. That being said, we can only use the DPE on a player we plan to keep for at least this year. I don't understand why I see so many talking about trading the DPE (can't do that) or signing a DPE and trading said player for an upgrade.

This except from Reddit:
For those who don't know, the trade deadline is February 8th. In order to obtain a player with the DPE who we would still be able to include in trades (if we wanted to), we'd need to sign them by December 8th.

The player could be traded as long as he is the only outgoing player in the deal.

So we would sign someone to trade him elsewhere and get nothing in return except a draft pick?

We would get a free asset to add to our stock for a trade for Anthony Davis.

I think, as Scal suggests ,its much more likely that we would trade the signed player next season in a trade for AD to make up the needed salary we have to send out, so that we don't need to include someone like Horford instead.