Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

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The new rule lets free agents sign into the MLE as if it were a TPE. 

You are correct that the prior comment about MLE, TPE, and new rules was not accurate. (And yes, it's not a change in TPE rules.) But to keep the info on track for future conversations, what's here is not accurate either.

It should say "The new rule lets players be TRADED (or claimed on waivers) via the MLE as if it were a TPE."

The fine print:
1 This change is BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2024
2 It is allowed for BAE, and for Room or TxP MLE (but not Taxpayer MLE).
3 The whittling down of those exceptions, when not yet already fully used, won't begin until the trade deadline.
4 There are some technical limits on such use re contract length.