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Sign-and-trades are considered ''atomic'' transactions under league rules; if the acquiring team rescinds the trade for some reason (such as a failed physical examination), then the contract signed with the initial team is also voided. In this way, such an occurrence doesn't result in the initial team being stuck with a player they don't want, or under terms they might find unacceptable; the player is also protected from ending up under contract with a team he may no longer wish to play for. Such an event happened in 2005 , when Shareef Abdur-Rahim was acquired by the New Jersey Nets in a sign-and-trade with the Portland Trail Blazers ; the trade was subsequently cancelled by the Nets when a physical exam discovered Scar Tissue in Abdur-Rahim's knee. As a result of the cancellation; Abdur-Rahim once again became a free agent; his contract with Portland (who had his Larry Bird Rights ) was voided. |
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