For those wondering if the Los Angeles Clippers are using Chauncey Billups to try and put the pieces in place to make a deal for Chris Paul, forget about it. The current collective bargaining agreement would invalidate any such movements, particularly when it comes to players who were subjected to amnesty waivers.
@WojYahooNBA
Adrian Wojnarowski Billups is terrific fit for Clippers. Amnesty rules don't allow him to be traded until after season. Clippers claimed Big Shot to play him.
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@LarryCoon
Larry Coon No. No trade of amnestied players until July 1. And Chauncey Billups will be a FA on July 1. RT @rafael_uehara: thnx. And can he be inserted in a trade?
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Basically, Billups is stuck under the current rules for amnesty. Namely, a player cannot be moved or play on a new team for the entire season. So Billups would not be available to be moved until after the season, by which time Paul will be a free agent and will be able to conduct his own search for a team, and Billups will be a free agent and be able to conduct his own affairs. So you probably wouldn't see a revival of the talks for CP3, at least when it comes to Billups.
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