Quote from: Fafnir on July 08, 2014, 03:44:02 PM

No because it'd be a separate trade from the C's standpoint, and there are restrictions on trading a player again after you've traded for him.

thanks for the clarification.

i was just curious if there were creative ways to use the TPE that could net us somebody big.

94. When can a team trade a free agent it signs? Do they have to keep him forever?

Generally a team only has to keep a player for three months after signing a contract or December 151 of that season, whichever is later. This does not apply to draft picks, who can be traded 30 days after signing. For sign-and-trade transactions, the initial trade which completes the sign-and-trade obviously is allowed, even though it occurs right after the player is signed. The trade restriction in a sign-and-trade applies to the first subsequent trade.

See question number 99 for more information on trade restrictions.

1   January 15 if the player is a Larry Bird or Early Bird free agent, re-signs with his prior team, his team is over the cap, and he receives a raise greater than 20% in the first season of his contract.