Stvari nisu baš tako jednostavne. Za svaki potencijalni deal koji uključuje dolazak u pustinju igrača osim odobrenja privremenog guvernera Sam Garvina potrebno je i odobrenje Sarvera koji iako je na odlasku i suslendiran ima pravo veta na bilo koji trejd koji obuhvaća igrača koji zarađuje više od league average salary.
Evo sazetak:
If you want the Suns to improve as a result of a Jae Crowder trade with a player or players who can perform better than Jae in the playoffs, at least one of the returning players will almost certainly be making more than Jae’s $10.1 million.
Which means James Jones will need not only interim governor Sam Garvin’s approval on any trade but also suspended governor Robert Sarver’s.
Why would the outgoing owners care, if they’re about to sell the team? For Sarver and Garvin, if the deal falls through, the sales process will have to start all over again and they will be the ones not only paying that additional salary but also the associated luxury tax which include double or triple the cost of the extra salary. The Sarver/Garvin pairing hasn’t written a luxury tax check in over 10 years.