Post by Basketball Guru on Jan 6, 2018 14:20:16 GMT -6
Regular Season
(October 17, 2017 - March 18, 2018)
October 27 - Start of the Regular Season
February 9 February 26 - Trading Deadline
February 26th and onward, teams may not trade until May 19th when the regular season concludes and the playoffs begin. Once the playoffs begin, the bottom eight teams who did not qualify for the playoffs may resume trading. Once a team is eliminated from the playoffs, that team may resume trading. Teams who qualify for the playoffs cannot trade until after their playoff run has ended.
March 18 - Last day of the Regular Season
Playoffs
(March 19, 2018 - April 11, 2018)
March 19 - Playoffs Begin
Teams are no longer allowed to sign free-agents.
Off Season
(April 12, 2018 - TBA)
April 12 - End of the Playoffs
Trading resumes for all teams.
May 6 - Salaries progress to next season (possible move up to April 29 or sooner)
Players with expiring contracts enter the Off Season Free Agency pool.
May 15 - Draft Lottery
The Rookie Draft will not begin until the day of the real NBA Draft.
June 21- 2018 Rookie Draft Begins
Draft will begin on the same day as the real NBA Draft.
All first rounders are automatically signed to their teams. Second rounders must be signed manually by each GM.
July 16 - 2017 Rookie Draft Ends
Second rounders must be signed manually by each GM on or before September 2nd.
July 23-Team Options / Resigns Periods Begins
GMs may begin picking up their players team options.
GMs may begin using their resigns on players.
GMs cannot decline a team option or waive a player and then use a resign on him.
September 2 - Team Options / Resigns Deadline
Players whose Team Options have not been picked up by their team will enter free agency.
Players will lose Resign status if they are not resigned by their GM.
Players who have not been resigned by their team will enter free agency.
Last day to sign second round picks
September 5 - Off Season Free Agency Begins
GMs compete to sign players
GMs are not allowed to waive players for the purposes of resigning them during the off season free agency period.
October 15 - Last Day of Off Season Free Agency
All un-signed players enter Regular Season Free Agency.
Indicators will be added for those players that are ineligible to be traded before December 15th.
October 16 - First day of Regular Season
(October 17, 2017 - March 18, 2018)
October 27 - Start of the Regular Season
February 26th and onward, teams may not trade until May 19th when the regular season concludes and the playoffs begin. Once the playoffs begin, the bottom eight teams who did not qualify for the playoffs may resume trading. Once a team is eliminated from the playoffs, that team may resume trading. Teams who qualify for the playoffs cannot trade until after their playoff run has ended.
March 18 - Last day of the Regular Season
Playoffs
(March 19, 2018 - April 11, 2018)
March 19 - Playoffs Begin
Teams are no longer allowed to sign free-agents.
Off Season
(April 12, 2018 - TBA)
April 12 - End of the Playoffs
Trading resumes for all teams.
May 6 - Salaries progress to next season (possible move up to April 29 or sooner)
Players with expiring contracts enter the Off Season Free Agency pool.
May 15 - Draft Lottery
The Rookie Draft will not begin until the day of the real NBA Draft.
June 21- 2018 Rookie Draft Begins
Draft will begin on the same day as the real NBA Draft.
All first rounders are automatically signed to their teams. Second rounders must be signed manually by each GM.
July 16 - 2017 Rookie Draft Ends
Second rounders must be signed manually by each GM on or before September 2nd.
July 23-Team Options / Resigns Periods Begins
GMs may begin picking up their players team options.
GMs may begin using their resigns on players.
GMs cannot decline a team option or waive a player and then use a resign on him.
September 2 - Team Options / Resigns Deadline
Players whose Team Options have not been picked up by their team will enter free agency.
Players will lose Resign status if they are not resigned by their GM.
Players who have not been resigned by their team will enter free agency.
Last day to sign second round picks
September 5 - Off Season Free Agency Begins
GMs compete to sign players
GMs are not allowed to waive players for the purposes of resigning them during the off season free agency period.
October 15 - Last Day of Off Season Free Agency
All un-signed players enter Regular Season Free Agency.
Indicators will be added for those players that are ineligible to be traded before December 15th.
October 16 - First day of Regular Season