Nets, Bucks not allowed to trade with each other this season because of Jason Kidd
By Bryan Rose
After a lightning quick fallout with the Brooklyn Nets, Jason Kidd was effectively ‘traded’ to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday morning in exchange for two future second-round draft picks. That will be the last deal between the two teams this season as the NBA will not allow the two franchises to trade with each other during the 2014-15 season.
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That’s the word from Yahoo Sports who says the NBA will prevent the two franchises from making any moves together in effort to prevent any collusion.
"As part of Kidd deal, Brooklyn and Milwaukee will not be allowed to make a trade with each other during 2014-’15 season, source tells Yahoo."
Such a move isn’t exactly unprecedented in nature, though, it’s still a vary rare move on behalf of the league (the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics were under the same ruling this past season).
So what’s the reasoning behind this? Well, essentially the league doesn’t want anybody thinking there are some behind the back tricks going on. While the two sides may have agreed on ‘compensation’, per say, down the road one team could make a trade with the other in effort to give more assets, etc and understandably the NBA wants no part of such activity.
Ironically, on Sunday news broke suggesting that Jason Kidd, while head coach of the Brooklyn Nets wanted to trade center Brook Lopez to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Larry Sanders. Obviously, such a deal nor any others between the two franchises will be taking place for the upcoming season.