According to marc Stein, a well-known NBA reporter, sources revealed that some team owners and league officials will explore ways to punish and restrict players from mandatorily applying for trades, and in the next discussion Stein said that punishment may be carried out by means of fines.
Stein said the team owner was concerned that other top-paid players would follow the example of James Harden's offer of the deal.
Stein said that so far, given Harden's close relationship with the 76ers management and small boss Michael Robin, the Nets have now downplayed their interest in pushing the league office to investigate the 76ers-Nets trade, but the topic is sure to come again and again in the future.