1985 Restricted Free Agency
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2025 4:10 pm
MASTER UNPAID TAX BILLS THREAD:
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SEASON 5 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
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The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1985 rookie draft or 5 pm on the day the rookie draft begins (whichever comes 2nd). 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 only. Please refer to the RFA Explanation thread (here: viewtopic.php?p=170) 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: "Kings exercise RFA rights on Jeffery Duren." 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 that will be given. Only posts exercising or declining RFA rights should go in this thread. Questions should go in the RFA rules thread linked above or you can PM the commissioner.
viewtopic.php?t=15291
SEASON 5 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
viewtopic.php?t=15124
The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1985 rookie draft or 5 pm on the day the rookie draft begins (whichever comes 2nd). 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 only. Please refer to the RFA Explanation thread (here: viewtopic.php?p=170) 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: "Kings exercise RFA rights on Jeffery Duren." 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 that will be given. Only posts exercising or declining RFA rights should go in this thread. Questions should go in the RFA rules thread linked above or you can PM the commissioner.
| Drafted | Name | Status | Incumbent Team | Cap Pct | Cap Hold | Notes |
| 1 | Buck Williams | RFA | Bullets | 0.25 | $1,367,291 | Bullets exercised |
| 2 | Jeff Ruland | RFA | Lakers | 0.245 | $1,339,945 | Lakers exercised |
| 3 | Isiah Thomas | RFA | Spurs | 0.24 | $1,312,599 | Spurs exercised |
| 4 | Larry Nance | RFA | Bullets | 0.235 | $1,285,253 | Bullets exercised |
| 5 | Danny Ainge | RFA | Kings | 0.23 | $1,257,907 | Kings exercised |
| 6 | Eddie A. Johnson | Unrestricted | Kings | 0.225 | $1,230,561 | Kings declined |
| 7 | Alton Lister | Unrestricted | Kings | 0.22 | $1,203,216 | Kings declined |
| 8 | Rolando Blackman | RFA | Clippers | 0.215 | $1,175,870 | Clippers exercised |
| 9 | Frank Johnson | RFA | Rockets | 0.21 | $1,148,524 | Rockets exercised |
| 10 | Tom Chambers | RFA | Warriors | 0.205 | $1,121,178 | Warriors exercised |
| 11 | Mark Aguirre | RFA | Spurs | 0.2 | $1,093,832 | Spurs exercised |
| 12 | Kelly Tripucka | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.195 | $1,066,487 | Trailblazers exercised |
| 13 | Herb Williams | RFA | Nets | 0.19 | $1,039,141 | Nets exercised |
| 14 | Mike McGee | RFA | Mavericks | 0.185 | $1,011,795 | Mavericks exercised |
| 15 | Steve Johnson | RFA | Bulls | 0.18 | $984,449 | Bulls exercised |
| 16 | Kurt Rambis | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.175 | $957,103 | Trailblazers exercised |
| 17 | Jay Vincent | RFA | Mavericks | 0.17 | $929,758 | Mavericks exercised |
| 18 | Danny Schayes | RFA | Supersonics | 0.165 | $902,412 | Supersonics exercised |
| 19 | Orlando Woolridge | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.16 | $875,066 | Trailblazers exercised |
| 20 | Darnell Valentine | RFA | Nuggets | 0.155 | $847,720 | Nuggets exercised |
| 21 | Albert King | RFA | Suns | 0.15 | $820,374 | Suns exercised |
| 22 | Lewis Lloyd | RFA | Bucks | 0.145 | $793,028 | Bucks exercised |
| 23 | Al Wood | Unrestricted | Pacers | 0.14 | $765,683 | Released by the Celtics 1/16/1985 |