How does that deal work? We trade three things, and get one thing back, of value equal to ONE of the things we gave a way. Subtracting the second-round picks from both sides of the equation, we gave up Harris and cash for NOTHING. How is that a legal trade?
Edit: I understand how it BENEFITS us, but I don't understand how it works out, in terms of assets/salaries.
The picks settle any trade requirements, since each team sends one out and each team receives one. The rest doesn't matter as long as salaries are within 150% for Orlando, as a non tax paying team.
So the picks make the trade check the box from a CBA perspective and the number of assets don't really mean anything as long as the basic requirement for a trade is met.
The Cavs weren't taking players or salary back, so none of that matters from their perspective (salary matching). As long as they move a player or a pick, they could send out as many other assets as they want, so long as salaries match up for the receiving team and Orlando agrees.
In this instance, the Cavs were accepting a TPE equal to Harris' salary instead of taking back a player. The money they sent out was simply to make Orlando want to help us save money and a roster spot.
The reason draft picks were involved is because Orlando was using the TPE, which alone, doesn't satisfy the CBA. The Magic obviously didn't want to lose a pick for Joe Harris, so the Cavs kicked an indentically protected pick in, so it was just TPE for Harris and Cash.
One side note to this is it shows the value of a TPE when a team is desperate. Orlando got $1 million in cash and a young player for nothing, just because they had a TPE and an open roster spot. Hopefully the Cavs can now turn around and do the same. We'll see.