With the 2021/22 NBA season underway, our calendar of important 2021 preseason dates and deadlines can be retired in favor of a list of the key in-season dates for the ’21/22 campaign. Here’s a breakdown of the deadlines and events that will influence player movement for the next several months across the NBA:
October 23
- NBA G League draft.
October 25
- NBA G League training camps open.
November 1
- Deadline for teams to exercise rookie scale options for 2022/23.
November 5
- NBA G League Showcase Cup begins.
December 1
- Priority order for waiver claims is now based on 2021/22 record, rather than 2020/21 record. Teams with the worst records receive the highest waiver priority.
December 15
- Most offseason signees become eligible for inclusion in trades.
December 19-22
- NBA G League Winter Showcase and Showcase Cup championship.
December 27
- NBA G League regular season begins.
January 5
- First day teams can sign players to 10-day contracts.
January 7
- Last day to waive non-guaranteed NBA contracts before they become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Salaries officially guarantee on January 10 if players haven’t cleared waivers before that date.
January 10
- The value of teams’ unused mid-level exceptions and bi-annual exceptions begins to prorate downward by 1/174th per day.
January 15
- Most other offseason signees become eligible for inclusion in trades.
- Last day to apply for a disabled player exception.
January 20
- Salaries for all two-way contracts become fully guaranteed.
February 1
- Former first-round picks who were stashed overseas may sign rookie scale NBA contracts for the 2022/23 season.
February 10
- Trade deadline (2:00pm CT).
February 18-20
- All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.
February 28
- Last day for contract renegotiations.
March 1
- Last day a player can be waived by one team and remain eligible to appear in the postseason for another team.
- Last day for a restricted free agent to sign an offer sheet.
March 10
- Last day to use a disabled player exception.
April 2
- NBA G League regular season ends.
April 5
- NBA G League playoffs begin.
April 10
- Last day of the NBA regular season.
- Last day players can sign contracts for 2021/22
- Last day two-way contracts can be converted to standard NBA contracts.
- Luxury tax penalties calculated based on payroll as of this day.
April 11
- Playoff rosters set (2:00pm CT).
April 12-15
- NBA play-in tournament.
April 16
- NBA playoffs begin.
Larry Coon’s Salary Cap FAQ and NBA.com were used in the creation of this post.
Should be a fun season
it’s refreshing that the season’s started and won’t have to put up with the drama like baseball and football. oh wait.