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[chumdawg]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

The new CBA is what allowed Houston to throw that deal at him......

It's not what allowed them to offer that deal. It's what gave that deal teeth.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

It's not what allowed them to offer that deal. It's what gave that deal teeth.

What I mean is, Houston would never have offered that deal under the old CBA. The whole point of the backloading, in this context, was to hamper the Knicks in the 3rd and 4th years of the deal when the new CBA tax penalties really kick in.

So yes, "gave the deal teeth" may be more accurate. But even still, Houston never does it under the old CBA, so my point stands.