jpatrick wrote:Krapinsky wrote:All of the French guys -- Essengue, Traore, Beringer, Penda -- seem like candidates if we can keep them overseas for a year or two due to our second apron woes and fact they won't crack rotation until then anyway. Has anyone heard about any of those guys willing to stay in Europe for awhile?
I don’t think any of them are willing to stay overseas. Maybe Penda.
I believe there is a rule that if you draft them and don’t offer a contract, they become free agents. Usually guys that are clear first round picks want to come over, get the clock started on their career. Rubio being one of the exceptions (there have been others but that is usually known pre-draft).
49. What if the team and their drafted player can't agree to a contract? What options does the player have? How long does the team keep his draft rights?The player's options are limited. What happens depends on a number of factors:
• If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the drafting team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA. Players are not included in team salary during the regular season while the player is under contract with a non-NBA team.• If the player goes on to play college ball after he was drafted, then the team retains the player's draft rights until one year following the draft the player would have entered had he not declared early. For example, if a team drafts a college sophomore in 2017 and he returns to college and plays intercollegiate basketball, then they retain his draft rights until the 2020 draft. Note that the NCAA rules state that players lose their NCAA eligibility if they are drafted, so the player currently cannot return or go on to play college ball. This rule exists in the CBA in the event the NCAA rules ever change.
• If the player was eligible to play in college before he was drafted but does not go on to play college basketball, then the team retains the player's draft rights until the draft the player would have entered had he not declared early. For example, if a team drafts a college sophomore in 2017 and he does not return to college and play intercollegiate basketball, they retain his draft rights until the 2019 draft.
• For all other players, the team retains the player's draft rights until the date of the next draft.In any of the above cases, if the team does not sign the player in the allotted time, the player can enter the next draft. If the team that selects the player in the next draft doesn't sign him either, he becomes a rookie free agent on the date of the following draft.
https://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q49
