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Why are there more 3-way trades in the NBA than in the NHL, MLB, or NFL?
All those sports leagues have similar issues, including salary caps. While I can't think of any 3-way trades in the other leagues, it's fairly common in the NBA.
Any thoughts as to why?
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- baudkarmaLv 75 years agoFavorite Answer
The NFL and NHL have hard salary caps. Teams are not allowed to exceed the cap for any reason. MLB doesn't have a salary cap, just a luxury tax. The NBA is unique in that it has a soft salary cap. Teams are allowed to exceed the cap for various reasons. Teams that are over the cap are restricted in the trades they can make. If a team over the cap trades away two players whose total contract value is $30 million a year, then they must get back approximately the same amount in contract value. That adds an extra layer of complications, not only must the teams agree to the trade from a personnel standpoint, but the salary values have to match up as well. Sometimes to make all that work, a third team needs to become involved.
