I don't think the NBA has "no trade" clauses - but they do have "trade Kickers" that are increases in salary - those make it harder to move certain players (unless the player waives the kicker) now, does Tmac have a kicker ... I doubt it ... he doesn't need it
Q: Why do I want to know? A: I am a Rockets fan and trying to know our franchise player's contract status. Q: Does it matter? A: Yeah. Otherwise, such thing as no-trade clause won't exist. If it exists, it matters. My question for you: Are you a member of the FBI? CNN? CBS? Local Sheriff's office?...
I think NBA does have it, it's just very rare. I member reading an ESPN article talking about it. Only a few players have it, Kobe Bryant, for example.
The NBA doesn't have "no trade" clauses. When I think about it, MLB is the only American sports league that has clauses. Does the NFL have them? Who cares about hockey.
A couple got it right. There are NO "no trade clauses" in NBA contracts. They are not allowed as part of contracts. But, they can have, as someone mentioned, "trade kickers" that increase salary by a percentage if a player is traded. The most recent example of this is Kenny Thomas who got a 15% boost in his salary when he was traded to Sacramento.
Jeff, after some research (thanks to the search function), I found that, however rare, you might be wrong on this. Take a look at this article It has a section on "No-trade" clause on NBA contracts. Of course, this article answers my original question. Looks like TMac doesn't have an no-trade clause on his contract.
DeAleck, You are too funny. I think it was a valid post, because I wasn't aware of it myself. Thanks, Steve
There is such a thing as a "no-trade" clause in the NBA. But it depends on the number of years that a player's been in the league and with a certain team: http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#84 Since most star players sign long-term contracts before their 8th year in the league, and the fact that even superstars don't always stay with their teams so long, most players don't have "no-trade" clauses. So since T-Mac had not been with the Rockets for 4 years when he signed his extension, he does not have a "no-trade" clause. Whether or not he has a "trade kicker" is up for debate.
I consider T-Mac untouchable. I don't see us moving him unless he shoots at his girlfriend or something and there's no indication that such a thing is likely to happen. From that perspective, whether or not we can trade T-Mac is insignificant and it doesn't matter whether or not he has a no-trade clause. I was merely curious what prompted you to ask the question. Oh, yes - I'm actually a member of a secret society that is trying to get Matt Maloney's salary off the books a little early. But don't tell anyone or I will have to kill you and assume your handle.
TMac IS untouchable. However, there is a degree of untouchability. In this business, there is no hardcore untouchable players. For example, if the Cavs trades LeBron + Z(with only 30 dollars a year for 10 years on his contract) + their first round picks of the next 136 years + free dinners for all Houston fans in Cleveland + $3434324 trillion in cash, just for TMac, and threatens lawsuits against the city of Houston if we don't do it, then yeah, I'll trade him... (maybe I'll ask them to throw in 30 more second round picks, then do it... That's called negotiation and compromise!) Anyway, trading TMac is a whole new topic, and I don't want to get into it. Right now, TMac and Yao are definitely untouchable. What I wanted to know was about the "no-trade" clause on his contract, not TMac himself. There is nothing wrong trying to gain knowledge on the nature of a NBA contract, right? BTW, Maloney's contract comes off this summer, and if you want to have it come off earlier, you have only about 3 months left to finish your secret duty. Hurry up! Oh, I PROMISE TO EVERYONE ON THIS BBS THAT I WON'T TELL ANYONE THAT!
What if Tracy gets injured, and is permanently hindered in what he is capable of? ' Suppose he becomes a good player, rather than a superstar? The question may be more relevant in that light.
