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bishnykfan wrote:RULE CHANGE PROPOSAL

EXTENSIONS


Ok.. here goes,

Since last draft there has been a push for extensions to be brought into the game. Basically, something to make draft picks a little more valuable by giving a team more control over the players that have been drafted. Currently, BaF has four year (maximum) deals for first round draft picks and three year (max) deals for second rounders. IRL, teams can have control of their players for longer than that thanks to qualifying offers and restricted free agency which we don't have. So, extensions are a way that we can make up for this.

But extensions need to be fair to the player. It can not just be an extension on his rookie salary. If he is worthy of getting an extension and losing out on a few years on UFA, then he needs to be compensated for that. So, basically, my plan is the 90/60/30 plan... a probably way to complicated and impossible to explain plan to handle extensions.


90 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by three years (maxing out his rookie deal at seven years before UFA). But in order to do that, the team will need to pay. To "buyout" three years of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 90% raise after his rookie season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for six years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.

OR

60 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by two years (maxing out his rookie deal at six years before UFA). To "buyout" two years of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 60% raise after his second season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for four years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.

OR

30 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by one year (maxing out his rookie deal at five years before UFA). To "buyout" one year of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 30% raise after his third season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for two years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.


An example from last draft:






Ok...discussion...let me know what I'm missing, what your thoughts are and what can be done to make the proposal better.

bishnykfan wrote:I'd like to welcome to Depalma2002, who will be the new GM of the Orlando Magic.

We are still waiting to hear from Swiss about next year and looking for one more GM to take over the Washington Wizards. Once that happens, we will be back to full strength.

I will be opening another discussion thread for the offseason and in it will be the official proposal for the rules change dealing with contract extensions. I want to get ththis is done before our draft so please vote yes/no before midnight on Wednesday June 12th. Majority rules. I know that there were calls for tiers to the extensions but I don't feel that these are fair or will have the desired effect of giving draft picks true value. I'd like to vote on this proposal and if later on there is still a call for change we can amend this rule.

As always, any questions, let me know.