• NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement - 1995
  • Preface
  • 1 DEFINITIONS
    • 1.1 Definitions.
  • 2 UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACT
    • 2.1 Required Form.
    • 2.2 Limitation on Amendments.
    • 2.3 Allowable Amendments.
    • 2.4 Salary Protection or Insurance.
    • 2.5 Conformity.
    • 2.6 Minimum Annual Salary.
    • 2.7 Promotional Activities.
    • 2.8 Ten-Day Contracts.
    • 2.9 Rest-of-Season Contracts.
    • 2.10 General.
  • 3 PLAYER EXPENSES
    • 3.1 Moving Expenses.
    • 3.2 Meal Expense Allowance.
  • 4 BENEFITS
    • 4.1 Player Benefits.
    • 4.2 Projected Benefits.
    • 4.3 Insurance Carriers.
  • 5 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY DUTY
    • 5.1 Salary.
    • 5.2 Travel Expenses.
  • 6 PLAYER CONDUCT
    • 6.1 Fines and Suspensions.
    • 6.2 Charitable Contributions.
  • 7 TEAM SALARY, SALARY CAP, AND MINIMUM TEAM SALARY
    • 7.1 Basketball Related Income.
    • 7.2 Calculation of Salary Cap and Minimum Team Salary.
    • 7.3 Determination of Salary.
    • 7.4 Determination of Team Salary.
    • 7.5 Operation of Salary Cap
    • 7.6 Exceptions to the Salary Cap
    • 7.7 Renegotiations and Extensions.
    • 7.8 Accounting Procedures.
    • 7.9 Players Association Audit Rights.
  • 8 ROOKIE SCALE
    • 8.1 Rookie Scale Contracts.
    • 8.2 Rookie Scale Contracts for Later-Signed Picks.
    • 8.3 Loss of Draft Rights.
  • 9 LENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACTS
    • 9.1 Maximum Term.
    • 9.2 Computation of Time.
  • 10 NBA DRAFT
    • 10.1 Term and Timing of Draft Provisions.
    • 10.2 Number of Choices.
    • 10.3 Negotiating Rights to Draft Rookies.
    • 10.4 Effect of Contracts with Other Professional Teams.
    • 10.5 Application to Players with Remaining Intercollegiate Eligibility.
    • 10.6 Application to Foreign Players.
    • 10.7 Assignment of Draft Rights.
    • 10.8 General.
  • 11 FREE AGENCY
    • 11.1 General Rules.
    • 11.2 No Individually-Negotiated Right of First Refusal.
    • 11.3 Withholding Services.
  • 12 OPTION CLAUSES
    • 12.1 Team Options.
    • 12.2 Player Options.
    • 12.3 Exercise Period.
    • 12.4 Option Buy-Outs.
  • 13 CIRCUMVENTION
    • 13.1 General Prohibition.
    • 13.2 No Undisclosed Agreements.
    • 13.3 Penalties.
    • 13.4 Production of Tax Materials.
    • 13.5 Valuation Procedures.
    • 13.6 Other Undertakings.
  • 14 ANTI-COLLUSION PROVISIONS
    • 14.1 No Collusion.
    • 14.2 Non-Collusive Conduct.
    • 14.3 Individual Negotiations.
    • 14.4 League Disclosures.
    • 14.5 Meet and Confer.
    • 14.6 Enforcement of Anti-Collusion Provisions.
    • 14.7 Satisfaction of Burden of Proof.
    • 14.8 Summary Judgment.
    • 14.9 Remedies.
    • 14.10 Calculation of Damages.
    • 14.11 Payment of Damages.
    • 14.12 Effect of Damages on Salary Cap.
    • 14.13 Contribution.
    • 14.14 No Reimbursement.
    • 14.15 Costs.
    • 14.16 Termination of Agreement.
    • 14.17 Discovery.
    • 14.18 Time Limits.
  • 15 CERTIFICATIONS
    • 15.1 Contract Certification.
    • 15.2 End of Season Certification.
    • 15.3 False Certification.
  • 16 MUTUAL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
  • 17 PROCEDURE WITH RESPECT TO PLAYING CONDITIONS AT VARIOUS FACILITIES
  • 18 TRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS, LOCKER ROOM FACILITIES AND PARKING
    • 18.1 Hotel Arrangements.
    • 18.2 First Class Travel.
    • 18.3 Locker Room Facilities.
    • 18.4 Parking Facilities.
  • 19 UNION SECURITY, DUES AND CHECK-OFF
    • 19.1 Membership.
    • 19.2 Check-off.
    • 19.3 Enforcement.
    • 19.4 No Liability.
  • 20 SCHEDULING
    • 20.1 Number of Regular Season Games.
    • 20.2 Location of Games.
    • 20.3 Holidays.
    • 20.4 Travel.
    • 20.5 Training Camp.
    • 20.6 Further Discussions.
  • 21 NBA ALL-STAR GAME
    • 21.1 Awards.
    • 21.2 Player Guests.
    • 21.3 Players Not Participating in All-Star Activities.
  • 22 MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PLAYERS AND RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
    • 22.1 One Surgeon.
    • 22.2 Committee of Team Physicians.
    • 22.3 Public Release of Medical Information.
    • 22.4 Non-Team Physicians.
    • 22.5 Arbitration Proceedings.
    • 22.6 Draftees.
  • 23 EXHIBITION GAMES, OFF-SEASON GAMES, AND EVENTS
    • 23.1 Exhibition Games.
    • 23.2 Inter-Squad Scrimmage.
    • 23.3 Off-Season Basketball Events.
    • 23.4 Summer Leagues.
  • 24 PROHIBITION OF NO-TRADE CONTRACTS
    • 24.1 General Limitation.
    • 24.2 Exceptions to General Limitation.
  • 25 LIMITATION ON DEFERRED COMPENSATION
    • 25.1 General Limitation.
    • 25.2 Attribution.
    • 25.3 Rabbi Trusts.
  • 26 TEAM RULES
    • 26.1 Standard Team Rules.
    • 26.2 Uniform Team Rules.
  • 27 RIGHT OF SET-OFF
    • 27.1 Set-Off Calculation.
    • 27.2 Successive Terminations.
    • 27.3 Deferred Compensation.
  • 28 BROADCAST OR TELECAST RIGHTS
    • 28.1 League Rights.
    • 28.2 No Suit.
    • 28.3 Reservation of Rights.
  • 29 MISCELLANEOUS
    • 29.1 Active Roster Size.
    • 29.2 Playing Rules and Officiating.
    • 29.3 Playoffs.
    • 29.4 Implementation of Agreement.
    • 29.5 Release for Fighting.
    • 29.6 Game Tickets for Retired Players.
    • 29.7 Limitation on Player Ownership.
    • 29.8 Nondisclosure.
    • 29.9 Game Tickets.
    • 29.10 Additional Canadian Provisions.
  • 30 NO-STRIKE AND NO-LOCKOUT PROVISIONS AND OTHER UNDERTAKINGS
    • 30.1 No Strike.
    • 30.2 No Lockout.
    • 30.3 No Breach of Player Contracts.
    • 30.4 Best Efforts of Players Association.
    • 30.5 Player’s Threat to Withhold Services.
    • 30.6 No Negotiations with Other Teams While Under Contract.
  • 31 GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    • 31.1 Scope.
    • 31.2 Initiation.
    • 31.3 Hearings.
    • 31.4 Procedure.
    • 31.5 Arbitrator’s Decision and Award.
    • 31.6 Grievance Arbitrator.
    • 31.7 Injury Grievances.
    • 31.8 Special Procedures with Respect to Player Discipline.
    • 31.9 Escrow Procedure.
    • 31.10 Disputes with Respect to the Terms of a Player Contract.
    • 31.11 Disputes with Respect to Players Under Contract Who Withhold Playing Services.
    • 31.12 Expedited Procedure.
    • 31.13 Threshold Amounts for Certain Grievances.
    • 31.14 Miscellaneous.
  • 32 SYSTEM ARBITRATOR
    • 32.1 Jurisdiction and Authority.
    • 32.2 Costs Relating to System Arbitration.
    • 32.3 Procedure for System Arbitration.
    • 32.4 Selection of System Arbitrator.
    • 32.5 Selection of Appeals Panel.
    • 32.6 Procedure Relating to Appeals of Determination by the System Arbitrator.
  • 33 RECOGNITION CLAUSE
  • 34 SAVINGS CLAUSE
  • 35 PLAYER AGENTS
    • 35.1 Approval of Player Contracts.
    • 35.2 Fines.
    • 35.3 Indemnity.
    • 35.4 Agent Lists.
    • 35.5 Confirmation by the Players Association.
  • 36 GROUP LICENSING RIGHTS
    • 36.1 Rights Granted.
    • 36.2 Player Appearances.
    • 36.3 Uniform.
  • 37 INTEGRATION, ENTIRE AGREEMENT, CHOICE OF LAW
    • 37.1 Integration, Entire Agreement.
    • 37.2 Choice of Law.
  • 38 TERM OF AGREEMENT
    • 38.1 Expiration Date.
    • 38.2 Termination by NBA.
    • 38.3 Termination by Players Association.
    • 38.4 Mutual Right of Termination.
    • 38.5 No Waiver.
  • 39 EXPANSION
    • 39.1 Veteran Allocation.
    • 39.2 Phase-In of New Expansion Teams.
  • 40 OTHER
    • 40.1 Headings and Organization.
    • 40.2 Time Periods.
    • 40.3 Exhibits.
  • Appendix
  • A NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACT
    • A.1
      • A.1.1 EXCERPT FROM NBA CONSTITUTION
      • A.1.2 EXCERPT FROM BY-LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION
      • A.1.3 AGENT CERTIFICATION
    • A.2 UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACT
      • A.2.1 Exhibit 1 - Compensation
      • A.2.2 Exhibit 2 - Salary Protection or Insurance
      • A.2.3 Exhibit 3 - Prior Injury Exclusion
      • A.2.4 Exhibit 4 - Assignment Payments
      • A.2.5 Exhibit 5 - Other Sports Activities
      • A.2.6 Exhibit 6 - Physical Exam
      • A.2.7 Exhibit 7 - Substitute for UPC paragraph 7(b)
  • B ROOKIE SCALES
    • B.1 1995-96 NBA Rookie Scale ($000’s)
    • B.2 1996-97 NBA Rookie Scale ($000’s)
    • B.3 1997-98 NBA Rookie Scale ($000’s)
    • B.4 1998-99 NBA Rookie Scale ($OOO’s)
    • B.5 1999-2000 NBA Rookie Scale ($OOO’s)
    • B.6 2000-2001 NBA Rookie Scale ($000’s)
  • C BRI EXPENSE RATIOS
  • D RELATED PARTY
    • D.1 RELATED PARTY - TV
    • D.2 RELATED PARTIES - OTHER
  • E TEAM SPONSOR CATEGORIES
    • E.1 TEAM SPONSOR CATEGORIES
  • F NBA-NBPA GRIEVANCE ESCROW AGREEMENT
    • F.1 NBA-NBPA GRIEVANCE ESCROW AGREEMENT
      • F.1.1 SCHEDULE 1
      • F.1.2 EXHIBIT 1(b)(i)
      • F.1.3 EXHIBIT 1(b)(ii)
      • F.1.4 Exhibit 4A
      • F.1.5 Exhibit 4B
      • F.1.6 Exhibit 5
  • G NOTICE TO VETERAN PLAYERS CONCERNING SUMMER LEAGUES
    • G.1 NOTICE TO VETERAN PLAYERS CONCERNING SUMMER LEAGUES
  • H FORM REGARDING (NAME OF APPROPRIATE SUMMER LEAGUE)
    • H.1 FORM REGARDING (NAME OF APPROPRIATE SUMMER LEAGUE)
  • I SIDE LETTERS
  • Published with bookdown

NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement - 1995

D RELATED PARTY

D.1 RELATED PARTY - TV

1993-94 SEASON

CFS-NET ADDITIONS TOTAL
Atlanta - Cable $900,000 $221,000 $1,121,000
Chicago - Cable $985,000 $977,000 $1,962,000
New York-All $4,860,000 $14,931,000 $19,791,000
$6,745,000 $16,129,000 $22,874,000
$16,129,000
x 1.08
$17,419,000
x 1.08
Addition 95-96 Season $18,813,000
Lakers:
Local TV $12,585,382
Local Cable $5,066,274
Local Radio $2,139,388
$19,791,000

D.2 RELATED PARTIES - OTHER

ALL NUMBERS NET

Team Programs Novelties & Programs Concessions Signage Fixed Signage Sponsorship Parking Total
ATLANTA -0- $2,000,000 -0- $ 969,000 -0- $100,000 $3,069,000
CHICAGO -0- (1) 1,500,000 1,944,000 -0- -0- $3,444,000
CLEVELAND -0- 350,000 -0- 1,180,000 -0- 100,000 $1,630,000
DETROIT -0- 1,575,000 822,000 2,305,000 -0- 1,300,000 $6,002,000
INDIANA -0- 750,000 320,000 1,559,000 -0- -0- $2,629,000
LAKERS -0- 1,145,000 -0- 2,000,000 -0- 500,000 $3,645,000
MINNESOTA -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
NEW YORK $188,000 2,375,000 3,000,000 1,600,000 786,000 -0- $7,949,000
PHOENIX -0- 1,074,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- $1,074,000
PORTLAND -0- 1,179,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- $1,179,000
SACRAMENTO -0- 1,662,000 665,000 660,000 -0- 1,200,000 $4,187,000
UTAH -0- 1,278,000 551,000 440,000 -0- -0- $2,269,000
WASHINGTON -0- 1,380,000 -0- 1,120,000 -0- 664,000 $3,164,000
$188,000 $14,768,000 $6,858,000 $13,777,000 $786,000 $3,864,000 $40,241,000
  1. Included in CPS Report