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Potential Points SystemContract LengthRookie Scale Max ExtensionsLarry Bird Rights
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Player RaterPoints Accrued% IncreasePlayer RaterPoints Accrued% IncreasePoints accruedYears Must Be OfferedPlayer Rater RankContract RaisePlayers who were on the team for 3 uninterrupted seasons
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Past 2 YearsPast 3 SeasonsPast 2 YearsPast 3 Seasons0 pointsMAX. 1 year extension1 - 527% of cap + 15% of their current salaryBird Rights can transfer from a stretch or amnesty claim
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1-100 pointsMAX41-500 points115%1-2 pointsMIN. 1 year, MAX. 2 years6 - 1025% of cap + 15% of their current salaryThe player must have 5 years NBA experience to obtain Bird Rights
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1 point1 point112%3-6 pointsMIN. 2 years, MAX. 3 years11 or below24% of cap + 12.5% of their current salaryTeams may exceed the salary cap to re-sign this player
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2 points2 points110%7-10 pointsMIN. 3 years, MAX. 4 yearsIf a player is eligible for a max extension after their 4-year rookie scale contract has expired, they will still be classified as a rookie max contract with a slightly reduced cost, based on their best qualified player rater finishSalary earned is decided by the point systems
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3 points3 points107%11+ points4 years max (Non-Bird, Early Bird)The contract must be for 3-5 years
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4 points4 points105%5 years max (Larry Bird)The contract length can be no less than the minimum years earned
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11-250 points300%51-750 points104%Players under the Potential Points System can be extended an extra two (2) years if their raise puts their salary over $20MContract length is based on points accrued in the points system
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1 point280%1 point103%7.5% increase in salary per year
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2 points260%2 pointsPlayers are eligible for an extra year added onto their extension if they finish outside the top 50 in ALL of the past 3 player ratersBird Rights kick in after a player finished the QO year of their rookie scale contract
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3 points240%3 pointsCap Hold: 190% of expiring for players making $9,999,999 or less
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4 points200%4 points102%Cap Hold: 150% of expiring for players making $10,000,000 or more
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26-400 points180%76-1000 pointsDiminished ExtensionAny player who has earned Bird Rights will be extended using those privileges if they outweigh either point system
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1 point160%1 pointCurrent SalarySalary Reduction
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2 points140%2 points101%$10.00M - $14.99M- 30%Early Bird Rights
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3 points120%3 points$15.00M - $19.99M- 35%
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4 points117%4 points$20.00M - $24.99M- 40%Players who were on the team for parts of the past 2 seasons
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If a player misses 20 games or more due to injury or otherwise in the season of his extension, the above potential points system is applied retroactively based on 2 and 3 player raters ago and so on. According to the better of those two final ranks, the same potential salary raise will apply. $25.00M +- 45% They must have spent the most recent season with the team in its entirety
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Players earning the max extension with 11+ points earned (3 recent player raters) or 15+ career points earned, are not eligible for the Diminished Extension.Teams may exceed the salary cap to re-sign this player
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The Potential Point System, if eligible to be used, trumps the general Point System.Salary earned is decided by the point systems
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Qualifiers Group A: Over the past 3 player raters being, a) ranked outside the top 150, or b) having missed 100+ games due to injury.The contract can be for 2-4 years
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Standard Points SystemThe length can be no less than the minimum years earned
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Qualifiers Group B: If a player has been in the league 5+ seasons and has not earned 1 point in the Point System.Contract length is based on points accrued in the points system
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Points AccruedSalary RangeSalary RangeSalary Range7.5% increase in salary per year
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Past 3 Seasons$500k - $4.99M$5M - $9.99M$10M and aboveMust have: a) 5 years of experience in the NBA, b) off their rookie scale contract, c) over $10M in salaryCap Hold: 130% of expiring
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0 points25%20%15%
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1 - 2 points75%60%50%Diminished Extensions are fully guaranteed.Non-Bird Rights
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3 - 4 points100%90%80%
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5 - 7 points250%125%125%Abbreviated ExtensionPlayers who were on the team for no more than one season
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8 - 10 points300%150%125%Any player who is 32 years or older and has missed 50 games or more in his past two seasons, is eligible for the Abbreviated ExtensionMay include a player on a 1-year free agent deal; excludes One Year Reduced Contracts
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11 - 12 points27% of cap + 17% last salaryA player who did not change teams as a free agent during the season
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13 - 14 points29% of cap + 17% last salaryThis contract is 1 year guaranteed + 1 year team optionDoes not include any player signed after 3/1 the prior season
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15 + points31% of cap + 17% last salaryThe team forfeits the option to offer a team option or a base contract to any free agent signee in the off-season.Teams may not exceed the salary cap to re-sign this player
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Any increase that surpasses the max salary resorts back to the maxSalary earned is decided by the point systems
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Players ranked inside the top 10 within 3 years have 50% added to their increase (0 - 10 points)You can only offer the Abbreviated Extension one time during a player’s tenure on the same franchise.The contract can be for 2-3 years
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Unqualified Rookies: Point systems are void if a player is an undrafted rookie or a drafted rookie that doesn’t include a qualifying offer, and without 2 years of Player Rater data. In this case, the player’s salary in his contract is dictated by a flat $1.5M extension and a max. of a 1-year extension, (or flat number equal to any cap hold).4.5% increase in salary per year
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Cap Hold: 200% of expiring or 30% of cap + 10% salary (whichever is higher)
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