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:
New or updated entries for 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement:
- 10-Day Contracts
- Affiliate Players
- Base Year Compensation
- Bi-Annual Exception
- Bird Rights
- Buyouts
- Cap Holds
- Designated Rookies / Derrick Rose Rule
- Designated Veteran Extension
- Disabled Player Exception
- Draft Lottery
- Early Bird Rights
- Exhibit 10 Contract
- G League Assignments
- Gilbert Arenas Provision
- Hard Cap
- July Moratorium
- Luxury Tax Penalties
- Maximum Salary
- Mid-Level Exception
- Minimum Salary Exception
- Non-Bird Rights
- Over-38 Rule
- Poison Pill Provision
- Proration
- Qualifying Offers
- Renegotiations
- Rookie Scale
- Roster Limits
- Salary Cap Exceptions
- Salary Floor
- Sign-And-Trades
- Starter Criteria
- Stretch Provision
- Ted Stepien Rule
- Trade Kickers
- Traded Player Exception
- Trade Rules For Non-Guaranteed Salaries
- Two-Way Contracts
- Veteran Contract Extension
- Waivers
Not updated for 2017 CBA:
- Amnesty Provision (Not included in 2017 CBA)
- Early Termination Options
- Exhibit 9 Contracts
- Hardship Provision
- Set-Off Rights
- Summer Contracts