03-28-2021, 10:29 AM
(03-28-2021, 12:02 AM)F Gump Wrote: Even if you trade for a player who is injured, all trades have two approval points. The first is with the league office, on the CBA issues. The second is after the NBA approval, when the player shows up and gets a medical examination. A trade is not complete until all players pass the physical with the new team. A trade at the deadline doesn't change that.Thanks, F.
Don't know if you are familiar, but physicals are actually not a part of all trades. They are the default route, but acquiring teams can waive the requirement that the acquired player pass a physical if they choose. This is common, for example, when a team acquires a player that they intend to cut immediately -- they'll waive the physical, because there is no reason to go through with it.
When a team intentionally acquires a player that they know cannot pass a physical, they will also waive the requirement that he pass one.