1.   Another team that could be in an interesting position is Houston, which has a trade exception that expires in early October, courtesy of the Pippen deal.

2.   Another team with a valuable trade exception is the Lakers.

3.   Meanwhile, U.S. trade embargo exceptions for agricultural products and medicine are all but meaningless to grain-rich Kansas farmers, he said.

4.   The Heat now have a trade exception to utilize, and that might be helpful in a multi-team deal.

5.   The Rockets acquired the trade exception just last week in the deal that sent Hakeem Olajuwon to Toronto.

6.   Toronto also will get a one-year trade exception.