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Post by Dallas Mavericks on Jul 5, 2009 16:06:22 GMT -5
Not sure how I want to do this so I'm putting it in the league's hands.
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Post by inactive-LAC on Jul 5, 2009 16:09:17 GMT -5
I've never done RFA's, I'm not 100% sure how it works. I voted to make Qualifying Offers turn into Team Options for that reason, but I would be up for something new if we knew how to do it.
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Post by Dallas Mavericks on Jul 5, 2009 16:13:15 GMT -5
I would prefer not to do RFA's cuz its a little more complicated. Basically, any team that has the space (or MLE) can sign a RFA to an offer sheet, but the current team can always match if they want and the RFA has not choice but to stay. If no other team signs the FA to an offer sheet, then he stays with the current team for the value of the qualifying offer.
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Post by New York Knicks on Jul 5, 2009 16:17:04 GMT -5
I THINK I have a rudimentary understanding of RFA at least. Basically at the end of a rookie/first contract, the team that has that player can match any offer that player might get.
Let's take guys from a few years ago, like David Lee. At the end of Davids 1st (rookie) contract, which is this year IRL, he is a Restricted Free Agent. This means he can go test the FA market, and whatever offer he gets, the Knicks have something like 7 days to match that offer.
On the other side, an UFA (unrestricted Free Agent) can go test the market at the end of his contract, and if he receives an offer, his original team has no chance to match that offer. He just signs somewhere else. This is the normal/more common way we are all used to doing.
The RFA process is (to my rudimentary understanding) only, or at least mostly, used at the end of Rookie contracts. This gives the original/drafting team of the player a fighting/somewhat fair chance to sign their player that they've already invested a lot of time and energy developing.
I think I may have typed something in a confusing manner (I'm just typing as I think more or less here...), but hopefully I got the idea across clearly enough.
A qualifying offer is usually a 5th year tacked onto the end of the normal 4-year 1st round rookie contract, that is basically just a standing offer for the player, by the team. I'm also less sure of how the Qualifying Offer works compared to the RFA process.
We could probably find the info online somewhere pretty easily if we look.
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Post by Dallas Mavericks on Jul 5, 2009 16:23:50 GMT -5
It looks like you and I have the same understanding about RFA rules so I'm pretty sure we are right. Its not that much more complicated if everybody understands whats going on
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Post by Los Angeles Lakers on Jul 5, 2009 20:02:57 GMT -5
SIMPLY WHAT NYK SAID. RFA are used for primarily rookie picks 1st rds, 2nd rds, and rookie FA with after the final year of contract (1 or 2 or 3) each being the year where they are RFA. like you sign them to 1 year deal as rookie but then they become a RFA next year. here's the website for all your salary cap needs. members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm |
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Post by inactive-OKC on Jul 7, 2009 16:47:11 GMT -5
I think we should do the following:
The qualifying offers become team options for the respective teams. If they accept it then the following offseason that player becomes an UFA.
If the team declines the team option (qualifying offer) then that offseason the player becomes a RFA.
The benefit to this is as a RFA you can easily resign the player on your team, but for the following year he will more than likely cost more than his small rookie contract; whereas as an UFA you do not have the option to match offers so it is more possible he leaves your team, but for that particular year he is still under his cheap rookie contract.
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Post by Minnesota Timberwolves on Jul 7, 2009 16:52:16 GMT -5
I think we should do the following: The qualifying offers become team options for the respective teams. If they accept it then the following offseason that player becomes an UFA. If the team declines the team option (qualifying offer) then that offseason the player becomes a RFA. The benefit to this is as a RFA you can easily resign the player on your team, but for the following year he will more than likely cost more than his small rookie contract; whereas as an UFA you do not have the option to match offers so it is more possible he leaves your team, but for that particular year he is still under his cheap rookie contract. I really like this concept, it makes quite a lot of sense. |
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Post by Dallas Mavericks on Jul 9, 2009 8:43:11 GMT -5
Qualifying offers will be team options worth the amount of the qualifying offers.
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Post by New York Knicks on Jul 9, 2009 8:52:15 GMT -5
OK. I did sort of like OKC's thing too, but I'm ok with making these Team Options.
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