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p. 1
List of players eligible to participate in a Regular Season game
Definition of Audit Report/Final Audit Report

p.1
Report submitted prior to the end of the Moratorium Period each July by independent accountants. Includes BRI, and Total Salaries and Benefits for the preceding Salary Cap Year and well as Escrow calculation
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Definition of Average Player Salary

p.1
Total Salaries /(# of Teams)(13.2)

Note, expansion teams in their first two years don't count towards number of teams.

Note: Total salaries includes amounts paid by teams to reach the salary cap floor.
Base Compensation

p.1
Definition of Base Compensation

p.1
Compensation not including bonuses
Current Compensation

p.2
Definition of Current Compensation

p.2
Any player Compensation that isn't Deferred
Deferred Compensation

p.2
Definition of Deferred Compensation

p.2
Any compensation for a given season that is payable to a player after May 1 of that season.
Designated Player/Designated Player Rookie Scale Extension

p.2
Definition of Designated Player/Designated Player Rookie Scale Extension

p.2
--A 5 year Maximum Extension (6 years from date extension is signed. If Rookie gets to be restricted FA, does it mean designated is 6 years?)
--25% of the cap, or up to 30% of cap if it meets Rose Rule criteria
--7.5% annual raises
--Team may only have 1 Designated player that it signed, plus another acquired. Applies to current or any future year.
Definition of Early Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.3
Definition of Early Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.3
--Played under one or more contracts covering some or all of preceding 2 seasons.
--Has to have played exclusively w/ Prior Team during those seasons, or changed teams via trade, waiver (including amnesty), or signing with team during first of the 2 seasons.
Definition of Early Termination Option (ETO) and Effective Season
Definition of Early Termination Option (ETO) and Effective Season
ETO is player option to shorten a contract. Effective Season is the first season that would be terminated by the ETO. E.g., Effective Season for ETO after 2015-16 season is 2016-17.
Definition of Estimated Average Player Salary (for particular Salary Cap Year)

p.3
Definition of Estimated Average Player Salary (for particular Salary Cap Year)

p.3
104.5% of the prior Salary Cap Year's Average Player Salary
Definition of Exception

p.3
Definition of Exception

p.3
Exception to the rule that a Team Salary may not exceed the Salary Cap. E.g., Mid-Level Exception
Definition of Extension
Definition of Extension
Amendment to a Player Contract lengthening the term of the Contract for a specified period of years.
Definition of Generally Recognized League Honors

p.4
Definition of Generally Recognized League Honors

p.4
MVP, Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Most Improved, All-NBA 1-3rd team, All-Defense 1-2nd, All-Star selection.
Definition of Inactive List

p.4
Definition of Inactive List

p.4
List of players, maintained by the league, who have signed contracts but are ineligible to participate in a regular season game.
How to calculate salary for partial season minimum contracts?

p.5
How to calculate salary for partial season minimum contracts?

p.5
--Rest-of-Season Contract: Minimum Annual Salary x (days remaining in Regular Season/total days in Regular Season)
--10-Day Contract: Minimum Annual Salary x (10/total days in Regular Season)
Definition of Minimum Team Salary

p.5
Definition of Minimum Team Salary

p.5
Minimum salary a team can have for a Salary Cap year. 90% of the salary cap for rest of CBA. (Was 85% for 2012-13)
Definition of Non-Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.6
Definition of Non-Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.6
Veteran Free Agent who is not a Qualifying Veteran Free Agent or an Early Qualifying Veteran Free Agent. I.e., a Free Agent without Bird rights.
Definition of Prior Team

p. 6
Definition of Prior Team

p. 6
Team a free agent last played for.
Definition of Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.7
Definition of Qualifying Veteran Free Agent

p.7
Veteran Free Agent who played under one or more contracts covering some or all of the 3 preceding seasons. He has to have played exclusively with Prior Team, or changed teams via Trade, Amnesty Waiver, or signing with Prior Team during first of the 3 seasons.


Note: Difference from Early Qualifying FA: 3 years instead of 2, and can't have been waived--only amnestied.
Definition of Regular Salary

p. 7
Definition of Regular Salary

p. 7
Salary, less any signing bonus or incentive.
Definition of Regular Season

p.7
Definition of Regular Season

p.7
The period beginning on the first day and ending on the last day of regularly scheduled (as opposed to exhibition or playoff) competition between NBA Teams.
Definition of Renegotiation

p.7
Definition of Renegotiation

p.7
Contract Amendment providing for an increase in Salary and/or Unlikely Bonuses
Definition of Replacement Player

p.7
Definition of Replacement Player

p.7
A player acquired via Traded Player Exception (TPE) or Disabled Player Exception
Definition of Required Tender

p.7-8
Deadline to offer Required Tender

p.7-8
Contract offer to a Draft Rookie. Deadline is July 15 for 1st rounders and "in the 2 weeks before Sept. 5" for 2nd rounders.
Delivery Requirements for Required Tender
Delivery Requirements for Required Tender
Has to be signed by the team. Must be personally delivered to player or his rep or sent by pre-paid certified, registered, or overnight mail to last known address of player or rep.
Terms of First Round Required Tender
Terms of First Round Required Tender
--Player has until first day of the FOLLOWING Regular Season to accept.
--Satisfies requirements of Rookie Scale Contract (See Article VIII, Section 1 or 2)
--Can also include Exhibit 6 requiring player pass a physical as condition precedent.
Terms of Second Round Required Tender
Terms of Second Round Required Tender
--Afford the player until at least the immediately following October 15 to accept
--Has a stated term of 1 season
--calls for at least the Minimum Annual Salary
--Can also include Exhibit 6 requiring player pass a physical as condition precedent.
Definition of Required Tender

p.7
Definition of Required Tender

p.7
Contract that must be tendered to a draft pick to hold onto his rights.
Definition of Rookie
Definition of Rookie
Player who has never signed with an NBA team.
Definition of Room

p.8
Definition of Room

p.8
Available room under the Salary Cap, either the amount the team is below the cap or the amount a team is entitled to use under exceptions to the salary cap.
Definition of Salary

p.9
Definition of Salary

p.9
Player's Compensation in a certain Salary Cap Year. Does not include:
--Unlikely Bonuses
--Benefits, including per diem, moving, etc
--Compensation attributable to another Salary Cap year

Salary can also include consideration received by retired players that is deemed Salary under Article XIII (Circumvention)
Definition of Salary Cap Year

p.9
July 1 thru following June 30
Definition of Team Affiliate

p.9
Basically anyone under the sun who could be deemed to own, manage, or be affiliated with an NBA team. But more specifically:

1. Individual or entity holding an ownership entity (except stockholders w/ less than 5% in publicly traded team stock)
2. an individual or entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control w/ a team, or is affiliated with or is an individual related to a team
3. Any individual or entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with any individual or entity described in 1 or 2.
4. any entity as to which (x) an Owner, or (y) an individual or entity that holds (directly or indirectly) an ownership interest in an entity described in Section 1(mmm)(ii) above, either (a) holds (directly or indirectly) more than five percent (5%) of its ownership interests, or (b) participates in or influences its management or operations.
Individual is "related" to a team when:

p.10
s/he's an officer, director, trustee, or executive employee of such Team or entity, or is a member of such individual’s immediate family
Team is controlled by an individual or entity when:

p. 10
The individual or a Team or entity has or can exercise effective control.
Definition of Total Salaries

p.10-11
Salaries included in the Team Salary of all NBA Teams in a given year.

Note: Does not include expansion teams in their first two years.
How Total Salaries Are Calculated:

p. 10-11
1. Includes only incentives actually earned, doesn't matter whether they are Likely or Unlikely.
2. Includes payments to NBAPA because NBA as a whole failed to average 14 players per team.
3. Includes salaries paid to players excluded from the cap under the long-term injury provision
4. Includes salaries paid to amnestied players
5. Includes payments a team makes to players when it fails to meet the salary floor
6. Any consideration received by a retired player that qualifies as circumvention and is added to Team Salary.
Definition of Traded Player

p.11
Player assigned from one team to another via trade. Does not include a player picked up on waivers.
Definition of Unlikely Bonus

p.11
Incentive not included in a player's Salary. See Article VII Section 3(d)
Definition of Veteran

p.11
Player who has signed at least one contract with a team.
Definition of Veteran Free Agent

p.11
Player who has completed his contract by rendering playing services called for thereunder.

Note: Doesn't include players who complete 10 days
Definition of Years of Service

p.11-12
Number of years of NBA service credited to a player. Player gets one year of service for each year that he is on an NBA Active List or Inactive List for at least a day during the Regular Season
When players do not receive a Year of Service despite meeting normal criteria:
1. Player holds out for more than 30 days after season begins.
2. A restricted free agent who has received a qualifying offer extended to March 1, but does not sign with anyone prior to March 1.
3. If his contract is disapproved by the Commissioner

Notes: Can't get more than 1 Year of Service per season. This definition doesn't determine years of service under the NBAPA Pension Plan. Definition only applies to seasons covered by this agreement.