the rule. You should know WHY it was created (though you may not given you thought it was only for rookies). See what makes you seem disingenuous is you point out the words 'poor taste' and 'slimey' but skate over these facts:

"The trade was was in direct conflict with the reason the rule was created which was to prevent 'bad'/lopsided deals that allow top shelf talent to be hoarded (not simply to protect rookies).

You didn't give up top shelf talent to get top shelf talent and there in lies the problem. You weaseled your reasoning based on slow starting numbers before even a fourth of the season was completed while ignoring track record/draft position, etc. and capitalized on OKC's injuries inflating Reggie's stats knowing he doesn't produce regularly at the clip you traded him at."

Drummond was drafted #9 for a reason. EVERYONE knew his 1.18 or whatever wasn't where he was gonna finish the season...well everyone except Mat. Reggie and Kantor aren't enough to net Drummond alone based on pedigree NOR the situations surrounding each player. But you skated on the rule because the numbers were juuuust low enough that you could turn into a used car salesman on the reasoning.

Granted it was all legal and simply points to the rule needing development and provision for early season pitfalls but legal doesn't preclude it from being in bad taste/slimey.

You weaseled. You sold high on less than STAR players to buy low on a STAR player, which the rule was (marginally) designed to stop. It gives you a competitive advantage by exploiting a loophole rather than skillfully drafting, trading and GMing. To me that's slimey.

You know...up until, 2009 I believe, prostitution was legal in the state of Rhode Island. As long as you did so indoors. There was an old law against prostitution in the state that said you could not solicit outdoors. Law didn't say anything about indoors though.

So skeevy people exploited the loophole for years. Until the law was changed in 2009. Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's not in poor taste. (maybe that isn't the best example depending on which side of the moral compass you sit but you get my drift lol).

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-rhode-island-accidentally-legalized-prostitution-2014-7