1986 Restricted Free Agency
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2025 3:30 pm
MASTER UNPAID TAX BILLS THREAD:
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SEASON 6 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
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The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1986 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 6 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
viewtopic.php?t=15292
The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1986 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 | Dominique Wilkins | RFA | Celtics | 0.25 | $1,654,462 | Rights exercised by Celtics |
| 2 | Ricky Pierce | UFA | Rockets | 0.245 | $1,621,372 | No response from Rockets |
| 3 | Fat Lever | RFA | Nets | 0.24 | $1,588,283 | Rights exercised by Nets |
| 4 | Terry Cummings | RFA | Pistons | 0.235 | $1,555,194 | Rights exercised by Pistons |
| 5 | James Worthy | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.23 | $1,522,105 | Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 6 | Paul Pressey | RFA | Lakers | 0.225 | $1,489,015 | Rights exercised by Lakers |
| 7 | Sleepy Floyd | RFA | Bullets | 0.22 | $1,455,926 | Rights exercised by Bullets |
| 8 | Clark Kellogg | RFA | Nets | 0.215 | $1,422,837 | Rights exercised by Nets |
| 9 | Mark Eaton | RFA | Lakers | 0.21 | $1,389,748 | Rights exercised by Lakers |
| 10 | LaSalle Thompson | RFA | Bulls | 0.205 | $1,356,658 | Rights exercised by Bulls |
| 11 | Rod Higgins | RFA | Clippers | 0.2 | $1,323,569 | Rights exercised by Wolves - er - Clippers |
| 12 | Craig Hodges | RFA | Bulls | 0.195 | $1,290,480 | Rights exercised by Bulls |
| 13 | Trent Tucker | RFA | Suns | 0.19 | $1,257,391 | Rights exercised by Suns |
| 14 | John Bagley | RFA | Warriors | 0.185 | $1,224,302 | Rights exercised by Warriors |
| 15 | Lester Conner | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.18 | $1,191,212 | Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 16 | Quintin Dailey | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.175 | $1,158,123 | Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 17 | Rob Williams | RFA | Pistons | 0.17 | $1,125,034 | Rights exercised by Pistons |
| 18 | Cliff Levingston | UFA | Kings | 0.165 | $1,091,945 | Rights declined by Kings (I think) |
| 19 | Terry Teagle | UFA | Pacers | 0.16 | $1,058,855 | Rights declined by Pacers |
| 20 | Edmund Sherod | UFA | Supersonics | 0.155 | $1,025,766 | No response from Supersonics |
| 21 | Mike Sanders | UFA | Nuggets | 0.15 | $992,677 | No response from Nuggets |
| 22 | Derek Smith | UFA | N/A (Free Agent) | 0.145 | $959,588 | Team option declined by Supersonics 10/31/1983 |
| 23 | Richard Anderson | UFA | Warriors | 0.14 | $926,498 | Team option declined by Knicks 10/31/1983 |