Post by Basketball Guru on Sept 4, 2018 10:34:13 GMT -6
Regular Season
(October 16, 2018 - February 3, 2019)
October 16 - Start of the Regular Season
February 3 - Trade Deadline / End of the Regular Season
February 4th and onward, all teams cannot trade until after the playoffs.
Playoffs
(February 4, 2019 - March 24, 2019)
February 4 - Playoffs Begin
Teams are no longer allowed to sign free-agents until off season free agency begins.
March 24 - End of the Playoffs
Trading resumes for all teams on March 25th.
Off Season
TBA - Salaries progress to next season.
Players with expiring contracts enter the off season free agency pool.
May 14 - Draft Lottery
The Rookie Draft will not begin until the day of the real NBA Draft.
June 20 - 2019 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 18 - 2019 Rookie Draft Ends
July 19 - 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.
August 1 - 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
August 20 - 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 21 - 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 22 - First day of Regular Season
(October 16, 2018 - February 3, 2019)
October 16 - Start of the Regular Season
February 3 - Trade Deadline / End of the Regular Season
February 4th and onward, all teams cannot trade until after the playoffs.
Playoffs
(February 4, 2019 - March 24, 2019)
February 4 - Playoffs Begin
Teams are no longer allowed to sign free-agents until off season free agency begins.
March 24 - End of the Playoffs
Trading resumes for all teams on March 25th.
Off Season
TBA - Salaries progress to next season.
Players with expiring contracts enter the off season free agency pool.
May 14 - Draft Lottery
The Rookie Draft will not begin until the day of the real NBA Draft.
June 20 - 2019 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 18 - 2019 Rookie Draft Ends
July 19 - 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.
August 1 - 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
August 20 - 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 21 - 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 22 - First day of Regular Season