Nba Expansion Teams Rules

When new teams are born the nba fills them with something called an expansion draft.

Nba expansion teams rules. Nba expansion rules for salary cap charlotte the nba expansion team will be permitted to select players in the expansion draft without regard to the salary cap. As detailed by larry coon s faq an expansion draft would occur prior to that year s nba draft. Teams can protect up to eight players including restricted free agents.

Players that will become unrestricted free agents after the current season ends aren t eligible for protection by their current teams and can t be drafted by expansion teams. Summary of expansion draft rules a. The 30 team league hasn t added a new franchise since 2004 when the charlotte bobcats now.

Nba commissioner adam silver has flagged the potential for expansion in the first time in his tenure. 27 on february 1 1984 david stern became commissioner of the nba. Rules of the expansion draft 1.

Current nba teams can protect up to eight players on their roster from expansion drafting. Above all this change will keep players healthier for an expanded playoff format. Charlotte the nba expansion team will have a salary cap in its first season equal to 66 of the salary cap applicable to the rest of the league and a salary cap in its second season equal to 75 of the salary cap applicable to the rest of the league.

Each team will play the following schedule. Also in the early 1980s the nba added one more expansion franchise the dallas mavericks bringing the total to 23 teams. Player selection the charlotte bobcats expansion draft will take place on june 22 if the nba finals extend to seven games it will be june 23 prior to the 2004.

21 intradivision games 8 inter division games and 8 interconference games. In a nod to player requests for a shorter regular season schedule teams will compete in a 74 game regular season. In this exercise every team in the nba is allowed to protect a certain number of its players in 2004 it was.