1987 Restricted Free Agency
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:19 pm
MASTER UNPAID TAX BILLS THREAD:
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SEASON 7 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
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The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1987 rookie draft or 5 pm on the day the rookie draft officially 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 7 LUXURY TAX BILL THREAD:
viewtopic.php?t=15470
The deadline for exercising RFA rights is the end of the 1st Round of the 1987 rookie draft or 5 pm on the day the rookie draft officially 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 | Clyde Drexler | RFA | Nuggets | 0.25 | $2,074,343 | RFA Rights exercised by Nuggets |
| 2 | Dale Ellis | RFA | Nets | 0.245 | $2,032,856 | Rights exercised by Nets |
| 3 | Derek Harper | RFA | Hawks | 0.24 | $1,991,369 | RFA rights exercised by Hawks |
| 4 | Ralph Sampson | RFA | Jazz | 0.235 | $1,949,882 | RFA Rights exercised by Jazz |
| 5 | Byron Scott | RFA | Spurs | 0.23 | $1,908,395 | RFA Rights exercised by Spurs |
| 6 | Doc Rivers | RFA | Bucks | 0.225 | $1,866,908 | RFA Rights exercised by Bucks |
| 7 | Craig Ehlo | RFA | Jazz | 0.22 | $1,825,422 | RFA Rights exercised by Jazz |
| 8 | Jeff Malone | RFA | Pacers | 0.215 | $1,783,935 | RFA rights exercised by Pacers |
| 9 | Sedale Threatt | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.21 | $1,742,448 | RFA Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 10 | Roy Hinson | TBD | Rockets | 0.205 | $1,700,961 | |
| 11 | Randy Breuer | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.2 | $1,659,474 | RFA Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 12 | Thurl Bailey | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.195 | $1,617,987 | RFA Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 13 | Steve Stipanovich | RFA | Trailblazers | 0.19 | $1,576,500 | RFA Rights exercised by Trailblazers |
| 14 | Darrell Walker | UFA | Pacers | 0.185 | $1,535,014 | Pacers declined to exercise RFA rights |
| 15 | Mark West | RFA | Spurs | 0.18 | $1,493,527 | RFA Rights exercised by Spurs |
| 16 | Sidney Green | RFA | Supersonics | 0.175 | $1,452,040 | Rights exercised by Supersonics |
| 17 | John Paxson | TBD | Cavaliers | 0.17 | $1,410,553 | |
| 18 | Mitchell Wiggins | RFA | Pistons | 0.165 | $1,369,066 | RFA Rights exercised by Pistons |
| 19 | Rodney McCray | N/A | 0.16 | $1,327,579 | 10/28/1985 Option declined by Pacers; not a free agent as he signed a multi-year UFA contract following the option decline | |
| 20 | Jon Sundvold | TBD | 76ers | 0.155 | $1,286,093 | |
| 21 | Fred Roberts | UFA | 0.15 | $1,244,606 | 12/16/1986 Released by Bullets | |
| 22 | Bob Hansen | TBD | 76ers | 0.145 | $1,203,119 | |
| 23 | Ennis Whatley | RFA | Bullets | 0.14 | $1,161,632 | RFA Rights exercised by Bullets |