RFA BIDS ARE DUE AT 5 PM CENTRAL ON SATURDAY 12/9/2017 (Note: Processing may be a bit delayed due to Wig's schedule but will go up as soon as I can get to them.)
Bids should be submitted via nodes (preferred) or 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" (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)
(You may substitute "max" and "min" shorthand for maximum/minimum bids so you don't have to type out the exact numbers - this is encouraged).
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"
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):Eric Montross; $10,069,134; 12.5%; 5
Khalid Reeves; $7,632,314; 10.0%; 4
Brooks Thompson; $3,000,000; 3.5%; 3; Team Option
RFA List:
Nikola Jokic, Knicks
Andrew Wiggins, Timberwolves
Jabari Parker, Thunder
Gary Harris, Knicks
Dario Saric, Magic
T.J. Warren, Hawks
Zach LaVine, Raptors
Marcus Smart, Magic
Elfrid Payton, Celtics
JaMychal Green, Raptors
Aaron Gordon, Hawks
Chris Arruda, Celtics
Remember that Restricted Free Agents may not be traded for a full season (i.e., until after 2019 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:
Please see the cap checker at http://pbsl.ijbl.net/check.htm to calculate maximum salary amounts.
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 NOT MAKE OFFERS TO RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (Luxury Tax nonpayment restricts offers to vet minimums, vet minimums are restricted to 1 year, and RFA offers are restricted to 2+ years only)
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 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. SINCE VETERAN MINIMUM OFFERS MUST BE FOR ONE YEAR, THIS MEANS VETERAN MINIMUM OFFERS ARE ALSO NOT PERMITTED DURING RFA (INCLUDES OFFERS THAT START SO LOW THAT RAISES FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS RUN UNDER THE VETERAN MINIMUM FOR THE LATER YEAR).
- 5 year contracts may only be a "supermax" (maximum first-year salary 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 a deal of 3 or more seasons 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 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. SINCE VETERAN MINIMUM OFFERS MUST BE FOR ONE YEAR, THIS MEANS VETERAN MINIMUM OFFERS ARE ALSO NOT PERMITTED DURING RFA (INCLUDES OFFERS THAT START SO LOW THAT RAISES FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS RUN UNDER THE VETERAN MINIMUM FOR THE LATER YEAR).
- If desired, may designate the final year of the deal of 3 or more seasons 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 (A NUMBER BELOW THE MINIMUM, INCLUDING NEGATIVE NUMBERS, MEANS THAT TEAM MAY NOT BID ON EXTERNAL RFA'S):
| TEAM | MAX EXTERNAL OFFER |
| Pistons | $19,991,684 |
| Celtics | $18,038,993 |
| Cavaliers | $15,411,065 |
| Pelicans | $13,185,180 |
| Hawks | $8,352,555 |
| Spurs | $3,057,839 |
| Nuggets | $2,131,018 |
| Heat | $1,167,015 |
| Nets | -$2,350,125 |
| Suns | -$2,881,955 |
| Raptors | -$6,374,728 |
| Trailblazers | -$9,691,596 |
| Rockets | -$13,619,222 |
| Warriors | -$33,982,221 |
| Grizzlies | -$50,163,090 |
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.
