Originally Posted by speedythief

It's too hard to trade a BYC player. Ford isn't going anywhere.

And I'm pretty sure Theo won't be able to guard most NBA PG's, so he's likely going to be used as more of an off-guard.

Originally Posted by shookem

base year compensation.

Originally Posted by speedythief

I'm under the impression that Ford's trade value is less than his actual salary, but I might be mistaken.

Originally Posted by Larry Coon the Great

BYC defines the salary that's used to compare players for compliance under the Traded Player exception (see question number 68 for more information about the Traded Player exception). Usually the salary used for comparison is the player's actual salary. But under either of the following circumstances, a different salary is used when comparing salaries for trading purposes:

- The team is over the salary cap, used the Larry Bird or Early Bird exception to re-sign the player, and the player received a raise greater than 20% (unless it's the minimum salary).

- The team is over the salary cap, it extended the player's rookie scale contract, and the player received a raise greater than 20%.

If either of the above apply, then the player is considered a base year player. A player remains a base year player for six months, or until June 30, whichever comes later. When trading a base year player, the salary used for comparison is the player's previous salary, or 50% of the first-year salary in his new contract, whichever is greater.