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Don't forget, furthermore, that Gordon (as covered in Box 6) has veto power over any trade until mid-July and can't be traded to Phoenix specifically until a year passes from the date New Orleans matched the Suns' offer sheet.
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There are also two players who, as restricted free agents last July, signed offer sheets with another team that were subsequently matched by their original employer. New Orleans' Eric Gordon and Portland's Nicolas Batum can't be dealt anywhere for one year from the date their offer sheet was matched without granting permission. (That's July 14, 2013, in Gordon's case and July 18, 2013, in Batum's).