This is what the rules state:
So which part prohibits the Lakers from trading away a player in a sign and trade?
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A Veteran Free Agent and his Prior Team may enter into a Player Contract pursuant to an agreement between the Prior Team and another Team concerning the signing and subsequent trade of such Contract, but only if:
(i) the Veteran Free Agent finished the prior Season on his Prior Team’s roster,
(ii) the Contract is for at least three (3) Seasons (excluding any Option Year) but no more than four (4) Seasons in length,
(iii) the Contract is not signed pursuant to the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Salary Exception, the Taxpayer Mid-Level Salary Exception or the Disabled Player Exception,
(iv) the first Season of the Contract is fully protected for lack of skill,
(v) the Contract is entered into prior to the first day of the Regular Season,
(vi) with respect to any 5th Year Eligible Player (as defined in Article II, Section 7) who met one of the 5th Year 30% Max Criteria (as defined in Article II, Section 7), the Contract may not provide the player with Salary (plus Unlikely Bonuses) in excess of 25% of the Salary Cap (as calculated pursuant to Article II, Section 7) in effect at the time the Contract is signed, and
(vii) the acquiring Team has Room for the player's Salary plus any Unlikely Bonuses provided for in the first Season of the Contract.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, commencing with the 2013-14 Salary Cap Year, a Team shall not be permitted to acquire a player pursuant to a Contract entered into in accordance with this Section 8(e)(1) if the Team’s Team Salary following the proposed transaction would exceed the Tax Level for such Salary Cap Year plus $4 million. If a Team acquires a player pursuant to this Section 8(e)(1), then the Team’s Team Salary at all times thereafter during the Salary Cap Year may not exceed the Team Level for such Salary Cap Year plus $4 million."
So which part prohibits the Lakers from trading away a player in a sign and trade?
