The Brock Corollary

parlorcitysaint said

Another team might be willing to trade for him though. And offer him a better contract than "Mr Irrelevant money".

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That wouldn't work. When a team does a trade for a player they are actually trading for the players contract. Under the CBA a drafted player can't have a new contract until he completes 3 years or is released and clears waivers.