Tomorrow night is the deadline for the QO.
Mindblowing to think we might not even offer 4.1 to KO..
I would be quite surprised if a QO wasn't extended. It's not even $4.2 million. There's no way Olynyk picks it up unless he's being spiteful for some reason. He's going to get at least triple that if he waits a few days into free agency.
If the QO is offered, can he be traded after July 1 but before the "match" deadline date, to Indiana?
And if so, does Indiana get the normal right to match if KO is offered a big deal by someone else?
Salt!
The qualifying offer is just an offer, it's not a contract. After it is made, the following things can happen:
1) He can accept the offer (1 year, $4.1 million). If he signed, he could not be traded until January 15th, and only with his permission.
2) He and the Celtics can work out a new long-term deal. He could not be traded until January 15th.
3) He could sign an offer sheet with another team, which the Celtics could choose to match or not. If they match, he cannot be traded for a year.
4) The Celtics can rescind the offer.
5) The Celtics can work out a sign-and-trade with another team using his Bird rights.
6) The Celtics can both rescind his offer and renounce his Bird rights, meaning he's completely off the books, but could not utilize a sign-and-trade, and in order to bring him back the Celtics would need cap room or a cap exception. (This is incredibly unlikely, but within the rules.)