2003 LUXURY TAX THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1564&p=14629#p14629
The deadline for exercising RFA rights will be the end of the rookie draft. If you do nothing, it is assumed you are declining to exercise your RFA "right to match" and these players will become Unrestricted Free Agents. Exercising RFA rights means your available cap space will be reduced by the noted amount during the RFA bidding period. Please refer to the RFA Explanation thread for questions and ask them in that thread, not this one.
To exercise a player's RFA rights, you must post in this thread with the name of the player whose rights you are exercising and note "Exercise Rights" for example: "Hawks exercise RFA rights on Antonio McDyess." Note that one of the penalties for having luxury tax payments outstanding is that you are not permitted to exercise RFA rights; if you are not paid up by the close of the exercise period, your players will become UFAs. Only posts exercising or declining RFA rights should go in this thread. Questions should go in the RFA rules thread linked above.
| Drafted | Name | Status | Incumbent Team | Cap Pct | Cap Hold | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Redd | RFA | Cavaliers | 0.25 | $12,447,007 | Cavs exercise RFA rights |
| 2 | Jamal Crawford | UFA | 0.245 | $12,198,067 | Option declined 10/15/02 by Pacers, UFA last year | |
| 3 | Jamaal Magloire | RFA | Pacers | 0.24 | $11,949,127 | Pacers exercise RFA rights |
| 4 | Mike Miller | RFA | Magic | 0.235 | $11,700,187 | Magic exercise RFA Rights |
| 5 | Stephen Jackson | RFA | Bulls | 0.23 | $11,451,246 | Bulls exercise RFA rights |
| 6 | Kenyon Martin | RFA | Pistons | 0.225 | $11,202,306 | Pistons exercise RFA rights |
| 7 | Joel Przybilla | RFA | Timberwolves | 0.22 | $10,953,366 | Wolves exercise RFA rights |
| 8 | Raja Bell | RFA | Heat | 0.215 | $10,704,426 | Heat exercise RFA rights |
| 9 | Quentin Richardson | UFA | 0.21 | $10,455,486 | Option declined 10/16/01 by Rockets, already UFA | |
| 10 | Keyon Dooling | UFA | 0.205 | $10,206,546 | Option declined 10/15/02 by Clippers, already UFA | |
| 11 | Hedo Turkoglu | UFA | 0.2 | $9,957,606 | Option declined 10/16/01 by Rockets, already UFA | |
| 12 | DerMarr Johnson | RFA | Hawks | 0.195 | $9,708,665 | Hawks exercise RFA rights |
| 13 | Mark Blount | RFA | Pistons | 0.19 | $9,459,725 | Pistons exercise RFA rights |
| 14 | Chris Mihm | RFA | Wizards | 0.185 | $9,210,785 | Wizards exercise RFA rights |
| 15 | Desmond Mason | RFA | Hawks | 0.18 | $8,961,845 | Hawks exercise RFA rights |
| 16 | Stromile Swift | UFA | Timberwolves | 0.175 | $8,712,905 | Wolves decline to exercise RFA rights |
| 17 | Darius Miles | UFA | Knicks | 0.17 | $8,463,965 | No response from Knicks, becomes UFA |
| 18 | Eddie House | RFA | Pacers | 0.165 | $8,215,025 | Pacers exercise RFA rights |
| 19 | Morris Peterson | RFA | Bucks | 0.16 | $7,966,084 | Bucks exercise RFA rights |
| 20 | Speedy Claxton | UFA | 0.155 | $7,717,144 | Released 7/28/01 by Pistons, already UFA | |
| 21 | Etan Thomas | UFA | Nets | 0.15 | $7,468,204 | No response from Nets, becomes UFA |
| 22 | Jake Tsakalidis | UFA | 0.145 | $7,219,264 | Option declined 10/15/02 by Wolves, already UFA | |
| 23 | Jason Hart | UFA | 0.14 | $6,970,324 | Option declined 10/15/01 by Lakers, already UFA | |
| 24 | Khalid El-Amin | UFA | Suns | 0.135 | $6,721,384 | Suns decline to exercise RFA rights |
| 25 | Brian Cardinal | UFA | 0.13 | $6,472,444 | Option declined 10/15/01 by Bulls, already UFA | |
| 26 | Jerome Moiso | UFA | 0.125 | $6,223,504 | Option declined 10/15/02 by Magic, already UFA | |
| 27 | Eduardo Najera | UFA | Mavericks | 0.12 | $5,974,563 | No response from Mavericks, becomes UFA |
| 28 | Marc Jackson | UFA | Warriors | 0.115 | $5,725,623 | No response from Warriors, becomes UFA |
| 29 | Zendon Hamilton | UFA | Warriors | 0.11 | $5,476,683 | No response from Warriors, becomes UFA |
