Washburn says Cs may use TPE to get Lopez (but rules don't permit it)

[Surferdad]

Gary Washburn commenting on the trade on NESN tonight brought up the Nets as a team looking to move one of their big contracts (they flashed pics of Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson) suggested the TPE could be used in such a transaction. Of the two, Brook is the guy you want, the risk is his injury history. I would probably pull the trigger on Bass + TPE and a 2015 1st for Lopez.

[TheFlex]

No thanks.

[fantankerous]

Lopez will not fit into the exception.

[Beat LA]

Gary Washburn commenting on the trade on NESN tonight brought up the Nets as a team looking to move one of their big contracts (they flashed pics of Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson) suggested the TPE could be used in such a transaction. Of the two, Brook is the guy you want, the risk is his injury history. I would probably pull the trigger on Bass + TPE and a 2015 1st for Lopez.

You see - things CAN get worse.  Ugh.  Brook Lopez blows.

[RJ87]

Can't combine the TPE with a player. This is basically gibberish.

[Lucky17]

Washburn doesn't know how TPEs work.

[Banner18now!]

Absolute waste if thats the case. He can't stay healthy. Why do I have a feeling it'd going to be a lonnnnggggg time before the C's are relevant again? it's the 90's all over again. Ainge and his cap space, news flash no top free agent wants to play here! Stock pilling mid first round picks???To possibly get a good becnh player?? More than likely those picks turn into a player that bounces back and forth between the D league and then gets cut a few years later.
If Ainge new he wanted to trade Rondo he should have done it before teams knew he had to so he didn't get bent over.

[fairweatherfan]

Yeah this is Washburn advertising that he doesn't know how TPEs work, nothing more.

...we could use it to acquire a guy like Stephenson or Isaiah Thomas without sending salary, though.  For whatever that might be worth.

[eugen]

After trading Rondo, there is no chance a great player can come to play for DA...So, I do not think Lopez will think about to come and play for DA's junk team

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Absolute waste if thats the case. He can't stay healthy. Why do I have a feeling it'd going to be a lonnnnggggg time before the C's are relevant again? it's the 90's all over again. Ainge and his cap space, news flash no top free agent wants to play here! Stock pilling mid first round picks???To possibly get a good becnh player?? More than likely those picks turn into a player that bounces back and forth between the D league and then gets cut a few years later.
If Ainge new he wanted to trade Rondo he should have done it before teams knew he had to so he didn't get bent over.

Add to the fact that Danny will trade you in a heartbeat if it fits whatever purpose he has, do we honestly think that players would want to play for Boston?

[Kane3387]

It's sad that a guy like Washburn gets paid to talk about the NBA and he doesn't even know how a Trade Exception works.

[Celtics4ever]

I would dread him coming here, dude is chronically hurt.

[Beat LA]

Absolute waste if thats the case. He can't stay healthy. Why do I have a feeling it'd going to be a lonnnnggggg time before the C's are relevant again? it's the 90's all over again. Ainge and his cap space, news flash no top free agent wants to play here! Stock pilling mid first round picks???To possibly get a good becnh player?? More than likely those picks turn into a player that bounces back and forth between the D league and then gets cut a few years later.
If Ainge new he wanted to trade Rondo he should have done it before teams knew he had to so he didn't get bent over.

Add to the fact that Danny will trade you in a heartbeat if it fits whatever purpose he has, do we honestly think that players would want to play for Boston?

Oh good - so it's not just me who shares this view.  TP.

[Beat LA]

Absolute waste if thats the case. He can't stay healthy. Why do I have a feeling it'd going to be a lonnnnggggg time before the C's are relevant again? it's the 90's all over again. Ainge and his cap space, news flash no top free agent wants to play here! Stock pilling mid first round picks???To possibly get a good becnh player?? More than likely those picks turn into a player that bounces back and forth between the D league and then gets cut a few years later.
If Ainge new he wanted to trade Rondo he should have done it before teams knew he had to so he didn't get bent over.

Well, it is throwback Thursday (god, I hate twitter holidays are whatever the kids are calling these events on the internets ).

[kozlodoev]

Gary Washburn commenting on the trade on NESN tonight brought up the Nets as a team looking to move one of their big contracts (they flashed pics of Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson) suggested the TPE could be used in such a transaction. Of the two, Brook is the guy you want, the risk is his injury history. I would probably pull the trigger on Bass + TPE and a 2015 1st for Lopez.

No, the risk is the fact that he refuses to play defense and rebound, and pouts like a teenage girl when things don't go his way. Please stay away.

Also, you can't combine players and TPE, that's not how it works.