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A restricted free agent (RFA) is a type of free agent in some sports leagues, such as the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Basketball Association (NBA). Such players have special restrictions on the terms under which they can retain or change employment status with their athletic club teams.
Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be included. Players are listed with the team for which they last played before death, rather than the team with which the player spent most of their playing career. Basketball teams may honor active players who died by bestowing upon them a posthumous honor of a retired number.
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a sign-and-trade deal is a type of transaction allowed by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) where one franchise/team signs an unrestricted free agent or restricted free agent player to a new contract, only to then immediately trade him to another team of the player's choosing.
The free agency negotiating window opens 6 p.m. ET Sunday, when each NBA team can negotiate with players on the market and perhaps even reach a deal.
In addition, any player at least 22 years of age who has not been selected in the NHL entry draft can sign with any team as a free agent. Any player who is not entry-level, but does not meet the qualifications of unrestricted free agency becomes a restricted free agent when his contract expires. [6]
The NBA’s moratorium period of the offseason concludes Thursday, allowing pens to reach paper across the league, and therefore marking the first opportunity for restricted free agents to sign an ...
A look behind the scenes at restricted free agency from NBA agents and executives who spoke with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help.
Restricted list – players who are not available, ether because of a player's own action (such as declining to play or getting arrested) or when "unusual circumstances exist." Players on this list do not get paid, and do not count towards the Reserved List or Active List limits. A player may remain on this list for two consecutive years before ...