Five essential trade rules

Originally Published: February 17, 2005
By Chad Ford | ESPN Insider
Every year around the trade deadline, wild trade rumors surface that can't possibly work under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement.

Want to avoid being duped?

Here are five essential rules to help sort out the types of trades that can and can't happen:


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Senior Writer, NBA Insider
  • Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com
  • ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002
  • Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft

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