7-1.1 : A new GM will be assigned a trade advisor to ease the entrance into the BBKL trade environment. This trade advisor will help the new-GM plan how they are going to shape their roster. Trade advisors will not involve their own roster with the new-GM's dealings in anyway for 3 additional roster locks after the two week trade freeze, this includes the planning of future trades.
- Once the 2week trade freeze period is over, deals completed in the following roster (7 days at least) lock must be approved by the trade advisor before being posted. If the new GM can't contact his advisor, the trade ombudsman (see 7-1.2) will temporally act as the trade advisor and make the decision to approve, deny, or delay for trade advisor to return. The following 2 roster locks (14 days) the new GM will have complete control over their own roster, but their trade advisor will still be a confound-free voice, not involving their roster with any trade discussions with the new GM for a total of 5 weeks (2+1+2).
-)nce the waiting period is over, the new-GM has every right to back off from a deal he previously agreed on (without being called out for that, ANY deal talked about during the 2 week trade freeze, or 3 week advising period is not final nor should it be brought up in an offensive manner versus the newGM ).
7-1.2 : In the event that a new GM is looking to have a trade approved but their formally named advisor (7-1.1) is absent and unable to respond for 12 hours, for any reason, a trade ombudsman will temporarily have approval, rejection, or delay for actual advisor power.
-If the newGM is in the western conference, then Billy will be the ombudsman
-If the newGM is in the eastern conference, then Anton will be the ombudsman
- Similar to the formal advisor, the ombudsman will not reference or involve their own roster in any way well in an advisor role.
The purpose of the trade buddy is to get the new GM into the community as pain-free as possible; this means player value, our rules, and what's best for the BBKL. Own team interest MUST be set aside in this circumstance. Violating this should be a warning for removal. The idea here is the be the rational voice for the new, often emotional and zealous, GM who is being over-whelmed with offers, being told 8 different ways how each move helps him, being encouraged to make a deal to 'make his team his own', etc. It does not mean slow them down and hold them back, it means keeping assets and value in the organization, the BBKL needs to protect it's franchises.
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Note: The trade advisor is the FIRST line of defence for the BBKL to protect it's own best interest, in addition to rule 7-4 if the trade advisor feels the GM is unfit for duty as a BBKL GM the situation will be taken to league office for discussion (Advisor + CC + Admin).
Advisor Qualifications: must be competent in understanding the CBA and the nature of the rules, should demonstrade strong trade history and perhaps even the ability to manage a team UP the BBKL ranks -> tenure must exceed 1 calendar year, zero infractions currently of concern and of course must agree to fulfill rule 7-1.1 in purest sense (their team should not come up even 1 step removed from the new-GMs). Should be from the opposite conference, definitely different division.
Take away: NewGM & advisor: 2 week freeze, 1week approval needed, 2 week still cannot trade w/advisor but 100% own decisions. 5 week new GM review/advisor period.
