Hoops Rumors has created a glossary of terms related to trades, free agency, and other areas of the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. If you’re confused about our use of phrases like “Bird rights,” “mid-level exception,” or “cap holds,” this reference tool should help clear things up.
We’ll continue to add entries to this glossary, which can be found anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.” If there’s a specific concept you’d like us to cover, please let us know. Here’s what we have so far:
- 10-Day Contracts
- Affiliate Players
- Amnesty Provision
- Biannual Exception
- Bird Rights
- Cap Holds
- D-League Assignments
- Derrick Rose Rule
- Designated Players
- Disabled Player Exception
- Draft Lottery
- Early Bird Rights
- Early Termination Options
- Exhibit 9 Contracts
- Gilbert Arenas Provision
- Hardship Provision
- July Moratorium
- Luxury Tax Penalties
- Maximum Salary
- Mid-Level Exception
- Minimum Salary Exception
- Non-Bird Rights
- Poison Pill Provision
- Renegotiations
- Rookie Scale
- Roster Limits
- Qualifying Offers
- Salary Cap Exceptions
- Set-Off Rights
- Sign-And-Trades
- Stretch Provision
- Summer Contracts
- Ted Stepien Rule
- Traded Player Exception
- Trade Kickers
- Two-Way Contracts
- Waivers