Bids should be submitted to The Negotiator via Private Message (click here to send a Private Message to The Negotiator). This Private message should have the subject "TEAM NAME- RFA Bids 2007" (substitute your team's name for the words "TEAM NAME" in quotes). Place all of your RFA bids in a single message, with one entry per line, formatted as follows:
Player Name; Initial Year's Salary; Yearly Raise Percentage; Total Number of Years; (if desired: Team Option/Player Option)
For example, the Hawks' RFA Private Message should have the subject (note values below are not indicative of the current cap and are for illustrative purposes only):
and might have the following as the body:"Hawks - RFA Bids 2007"
RFA List:Eric Montross; $10,069,134; 12.5%; 5
Khalid Reeves; $7,632,314; 10.0%; 4
Brooks Thompson; $3,000,000; 3.5%; 2; Team Option
The following players may be bid on during Restricted Free Agency ("incumbent" team follows player name, players are listed in order in which they were drafted in 2003):
LeBron James, Heat
Dwyane Wade, Nuggets
Carmelo Anthony, Knicks
Chris Bosh, Timberwolves
Chris Kaman, Nets
Kirk Hinrich, Kings
Mo Williams, Suns
Kyle Korver, Lakers
Josh Howard, Hawks
Kendrick Perkins, Raptors
Boris Diaw, Celtics
Zaza Pachulia, Supersonics
Steve Blake, Bulls
Marcus Banks, Clippers
Brian Cook, Raptors
Remember that Restricted Free Agents may not be traded for a full season (i.e., until after 2008 RFA) except for within the limits of a "Sign and Trade" between the "winning" and "incumbent" team (see the RFA Rules explanation).
RULES ON LEGAL BIDS:
Each team may submit up to ten (10) RFA bids. Bids in excess of ten will be ignored.
TEAMS WITH AN OUTSTANDING LUXURY TAX BILL MAY ONLY MAKE VETERAN MINIMUM OFFERS TO RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Teams bidding on players that ended last season on their roster (i.e., "incumbent" teams) may offer:
- A starting salary of up to the current maximum for a player with 4 years of service ($14,362,313) regardless of cap situation.
- Yearly raises of 0% to 12.5%, in increments of 0.5% (i.e., 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% etc.)
- Contract lengths of anywhere from 2 to 5 years. ONE YEAR OFFERS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING RFA.
- 5 year contracts may only be a "supermax" (first-year salary of $14,362,313 with 12.5% raises). Contracts of 2 to 4 years may be for any starting amount and any raise amount (e.g., 4 years starting at $8 million with 11% raises)
- If desired, may designate the final year of the deal as "team option" or "player option" (if neither is selected, the default is "guaranteed")
- A starting salary up to the current maximum for a player with 4 years of service ($14,362,313) OR the amount of salary cap space they have available, whichever is LESS (teams that must offer less may be found at the end of this post).
- Yearly raises of 0% to 10.0% in increments of 0.5% (i.e., 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% etc.)
- Contract lengths of anywhere from 2 to 4 years. ONE YEAR OFFERS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING RFA.
- If desired, may designate the final year of the deal as "team option" or "player option" (if neither is selected, the default is "guaranteed")
TEAMS WHOSE MAXIMUM OFFER TO EXTERNAL RFAs IS LIMITED BY CAP SPACE ADJUSTED FOR RFA SALARY HOLDS:
| TEAM | MAX EXTERNAL OFFER |
| Trailblazers | $12,696,495 |
| Mavericks | $11,345,515 |
| Rockets | $10,960,146 |
| Magic | $4,798,862 |
| Kings | $3,575,954 |
| Pistons | $2,881,587 |
| Knicks | $1,237,384 |
| Timberwolves | -$1,392,522 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Jazz | -$11,966,947 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Bucks | -$13,337,317 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Lakers | -$13,885,741 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Raptors | -$18,073,487 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Nuggets | -$24,458,049 (may not offer to external FAs) |
| Celtics | -$40,197,767 (may not offer to external FAs) |
Note the above includes your cap figure as of the index prior 2nd round picks being cut (i.e., with 2nd-round draft pick salaries INCLUDED as part of your cap); if you are planning on cutting your 2nd round pick(s), you must do the math to figure out how much cap space this will make available for RFA.
