As I understand it, if a player is waived they normally go to the waiver wire where another team can claim his contract. Now if a player is on a non-guaranteed contract do they still go on the wire or is their contract considered to be terminated immediately and they can then sign with any team?
Does a player whose contract is terminated always go on the wire or can they just be terminated and not go on the wire?
Waived players on non-guaranteed contracts
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There is only one mechanism for a team ending an NBA contract before it runs out - which is to "waive" them, which involves their contract going through the waivers process and being made available as is to every other team. Every contract.
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Unlike MLB, where teams can waive a player outright and they become and immediate free agents, every waived NBA player must pass through waivers before becoming a free agent.
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Theoretically, then, a team could waive a non-guaranteed contract and another team could claim that contract off waivers, and that same non-guaranteed contract would then belong to the team that claimed it?
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Any differences for 2 way contracts?
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DBoys wrote:There is only one mechanism for a team ending an NBA contract before it runs out - which is to "waive" them, which involves their contract going through the waivers process and being made available as is to every other team. Every contract.
When a player is waived to accommodate a trade can you waive one of the received players in the trade once they're on the roster and reclaim your player off of the waiver wire also?Smitty731 wrote:Unlike MLB, where teams can waive a player outright and they become and immediate free agents, every waived NBA player must pass through waivers before becoming a free agent.
Is there a restriction on how soon you can resign a player after waiving them?
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They also go through waivers to be released.DoItALL9 wrote:Any differences for 2 way contracts?
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DoItALL9 wrote:When a player is waived to accommodate a trade can you waive of the received players in the trade once they're on the roster ....
Yes
DoItALL9 wrote: ...and reclaim your player off of the waiver wire also?
No
DoItALL9 wrote:Is there a restriction on how soon you can resign a player after waiving them?
Yes, if there was a buyout ie a reduction in salary as part of the waivers.
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DBoys wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:When a player is waived to accommodate a trade can you waive of the received players in the trade once they're on the roster ....
YesDoItALL9 wrote: ...and reclaim your player off of the waiver wire also?
NoDoItALL9 wrote:Is there a restriction on how soon you can resign a player after waiving them?
Yes, if there was a buyout ie a reduction in salary as part of the waivers.
Thanks for the answers.
Am i correct in assuming that if they are bought out in full they can be resigned immediately?
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"Buy out" and "in full" are actually contradictory terminology, as a "buyout" is used to refer to a negotiated reduction in obligation. But if a player is waived without a buyout, then yes they can be re-signed by the same team whenever, subject of course to the cap ability and roster space to do so.