Question

[david Pontrelli]

Since Utah and Kessler not close to an agreement on a contract, and if we were able to find a way to get him interested in Boston, is it permissible to offer Utah some picks not to match their offer? (Thats assuming we have the capital to sign him).

[Timothy Savage]

We can only sign him to an offer sheet worth the mid-level exception. But there's no reason the Jazz couldn't send him to us in a sign and trade if he's willing.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 5:28 AM david Pontrelli <david...@gmail.com> wrote:

Since Utah and Kessler not close to an agreement on a contract, and if we were able to find a way to get him interested in Boston, is it permissible to offer Utah some picks not to match their offer? (Thats assuming we have the capital to sign him).

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[david Pontrelli]

I should have been clearer.  A sign and trade would be great if its do-able. But just say we had enough to sign him outright, is it legal to give away a pick or 2 for them not to match the offer?

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[eric....@gmail.com]

FYI – sign-and-trade IN sets a first-apron hard cap. The Simons TPE could be the starting point if Kessler was open to that figure, but the team would have a set limit in payroll all year to get to 14 players.

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[Timothy Savage]

Not exactly, but they could match the offer and trade him to you for the picks, which would amount to the same thing.

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