On the official trade call with the league office, the NBA’s lawyer specifies that the contract of the player is being traded, then reads out some of the details of that contract for all parties. (Both sides, of course, are deeply familiar with said contract by this point.) Afterward, the actual trade memo from the league will say something to the effect of “Memphis trades the contract of Player X to New York for the contract of Player Y.”
This is an important distinction because it helps you to understand two apparently conflicting factors from the past week:
Norman Powell is a better player than Caris LeVert.
Trading Norman Powell returned less capital than trading Caris Levert.
In the wake of Sunday’s reported deal that would send Ricky Rubio, Cleveland’s 2022 first-round pick, a second-round pick swap and a future second to Indiana for LeVert, two fan bases in particular have questions.
Cavs fans, after slapping their foreheads that they just pushed their chips in a year after going 22-50, wonder why they traded for LeVert rather than Powell if Powell would have cost less and is better. Meanwhile, Blazers fans are asking why they got less for Powell than Indy did for LeVert if Powell is better.
Again, trades aren’t technically about players.
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