you are a great poster, but I'm not sure what you mean when you say "per se".....there aren't many dealings in life that don't have rules and stipulations attached and an NBA sign and trade agreement involving a RFA is not excluded...I was being a bit facetious when I questioned whether a player would still be classified as an RFA or not, but I do maintain he would technically have to be re-signed by his former team before the agreement could take place...