2004 LUXURY TAX THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1736
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. This is the only reminder I will give you. 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 | Pau Gasol | RFA | Grizzlies | 0.25 | $13,149,653 | RFA rights exercised by Grizzlies |
| 2 | Gilbert Arenas | RFA | Nuggets | 0.245 | $12,886,660 | RFA rights exercised by Nuggets |
| 3 | Zach Randolph | RFA | Hornets | 0.24 | $12,623,667 | RFA rights exercised by Hornets |
| 4 | Tony Parker | RFA | Pistons | 0.235 | $12,360,674 | RFA rights exercised by Pistons |
| 5 | Richard Jefferson | RFA | Hornets | 0.23 | $12,097,681 | RFA rights exercised by Hornets |
| 6 | Tyson Chandler | RFA | Kings | 0.225 | $11,834,688 | RFA rights exercised by Kings |
| 7 | Jason Richardson | RFA | Timberwolves | 0.22 | $11,571,695 | RFA rights exercised by Timberwolves |
| 8 | Troy Murphy | RFA | Wizards | 0.215 | $11,308,702 | RFA rights exercised by Wizards |
| 9 | Joe Johnson | RFA | Timberwolves | 0.21 | $11,045,709 | RFA rights exercised by Timberwolves |
| 10 | Jamaal Tinsley | Jazz | 0.205 | $10,782,716 | ||
| 11 | Gerald Wallace | RFA | Nets | 0.2 | $10,519,723 | RFA rights exercised by Nets |
| 12 | Shane Battier | RFA | Hornets | 0.195 | $10,256,730 | RFA rights exercised by Hornets |
| 13 | Eddy Curry | UFA | Warriors | 0.19 | $9,993,736 | |
| 14 | Samuel Dalembert | Knicks | 0.185 | $9,730,743 | ||
| 15 | Chris Anderson | RFA | Warriors | 0.18 | $9,467,750 | RFA rights exercised by Warriors |
| 16 | Brendan Haywood | 0.175 | $9,204,757 | Team option declined by Suns; already been a UFA | ||
| 17 | Vladimir Radmanovic | RFA | Wizards | 0.17 | $8,941,764 | RFA rights exercised by Wizards |
| 18 | Kwame Brown | 0.165 | $8,678,771 | Team option declined by Hornets; already been a UFA | ||
| 19 | Earl Watson | RFA | Timberwolves | 0.16 | $8,415,778 | RFA rights exercised by Timberwolves |
| 20 | DeSagana Diop | Heat | 0.155 | $8,152,785 | ||
| 21 | Maurice Evans | Jazz | 0.15 | $7,889,792 | ||
| 22 | Mike James | RFA | Suns | 0.145 | $7,626,799 | RFA rights exercised by Suns |
| 23 | Bobby Simmons | RFA | Grizzlies | 0.14 | $7,363,806 | RFA rights exercised by Grizzlies |
| 24 | Carlos Arroyo | Heat | 0.135 | $7,100,813 | ||
| 25 | Steven Hunter | RFA | Celtics | 0.13 | $6,837,820 | RFA rights exercised by Celtics |
| 26 | Jason Collins | RFA | Pistons | 0.125 | $6,574,827 | RFA rights exercised by Pistons |
| 27 | Loren Woods | RFA | Magic | 0.12 | $6,311,834 | RFA rights exercised by Magic |
| 28 | Eddie Griffin | RFA | Bucks | 0.115 | $6,048,840 | RFA rights exercised by Bucks |
| 29 | Charlie Bell | 0.11 | $5,785,847 | Team option declined by Hornets; already been a UFA |
