Rescinded trades in the NBA

We can dream! right! Sounds pretty easy to rescind a trade, by reading these recent headlines. Rockets have all the POWER TO RESCIND if they wish. They don't have to find a broken leg, they can rescind for any type of made up story.

Here are a few rescinded trades, I found:




Nets Rescind Trade for Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Abdur-Rahim
East Rutherford, NJ (August 9, 2005)- The New Jersey Nets have rescinded their trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today. The Nets and Trail Blazers had agreed on a deal, pending a physical, that would have sent the nine-year veteran to the Nets in exchange for the Nets first round pick in 2006, lottery protected, and the team’s trade exception as a result of the Kerry Kittles trade to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004.
“We were anticipating adding Shareef to our roster,” said Thorn. “However, during the course of his normal physical examination, some questions arose that gave us cause for concern. After consulting with several noted specialists, we feel that rescinding the trade is our best course of action. We will now look in other directions for ways to improve our team for the upcoming season.”




Updated: Feb. 8, 2006, 8:41 PM ET
Sixers-Hornets Hunter trade rescinded
Associated Press


PHILADELPHIA -- A trade that would have sent Philadelphia 76ers center Steven Hunter to the New Orleans Hornets was rescinded Wednesday because of concerns over his physical condition.

Steven Hunter
Forward-Center
NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

The trade was originally announced last Wednesday and would have sent Hunter to the Hornets for second-round picks in the 2006 and 2007 draft. Instead, there were questions about Hunter's condition during a physical and the deal was in limbo.

The teams had extended the deadline several times so that New Orleans officials could analyze the results of Hunter's physical exam last Friday.

"Their doctor claimed something our doctor and another doctor did not view as significant," Sixers president Billy King said in a phone interview. "We were in the process of trying to get some assurances. We had some assurances, and it wasn't enough for them."

Hornets general manager Jeff Bower said the trade was nixed based on results of Hunter's physical.





There is some precedence to NBA trades being rescinded, once also involving the Sixers.

In 1997, a deal that would have sent Clarence Weatherspoon and Michael Cage to Boston for Dino Radja was nullified when Radja failed his physical and opted to play in Europe.

Most notably, Detroit traded Sean Elliott to Houston in 1994 for Matt Bullard and Robert Horry, only to have that deal fall through after Elliot failed a physical with the Pistons. Bullard and Horry were forced to return to the Rockets.

 

My take, nothing is final for 2-3 weeks. They can not release the details of the trade until July 12th (which is just a preliminary agreement). Then they have to submit to physicals, etc.. (Which i guess they can not do until the 12th).

So bottom line, this BYC option, will give the Rockets brass 2-3 weeks of breathing room, in case they decided they do not like the deal.

Could be worse, their could of been no BYC and the Rockets would be stuck with their 5 minute decision last night

 

I personally think we will be fine with Battier (better with Gay), but keeping Gay just means we can see what type of trades are out there. or of couse they can keep him. But ROCKETS should dictate Gay's future, not Memphis (or Steve Patterson).

WORSE CASE - memphis throws in something to make sure the deal goes through. I am sure they are wanting this to happen, more then the Rockets. This trade deserves a future 1st rounder, or MORE