WHAT IF A DRAFTED PLAYER AND THE TEAM THAT DRAFTED HIM CANT AGREE ON A CONTRACT?
The player has several options. If he has not hired an agent and has not exhausted his college eligibility, he may return to school and play. Or, he may play in another professional league (such as in Europe). In either of these cases, the team that drafted him maintains his rights, and the player does not count against the team’s salary cap. The player can become a free agent by going one full year without playing organized basketball. (Larry Coon believes that the player becomes eligible to reenter the draft by going one full year without playing, and becomes a free agent by going two full years without playing. Can anybody confirm or deny this?) 14. WHAT ABOUT INCENTIVES? HOW DO THEY COUNT? Incentives count against the cap as ordinary salary if they are “likely to be achieved.” They do not count if they are not likely to be achieved. The league office determines what is likely and what is not. Hey, I didn’t make it up. 15. MY TEAM HAS $X AVAILABLE UNDER THE CAP, BUT THEY JUST OFFERE
