NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement - 2017
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
Compensation Protection.
2.5
Conformity.
2.6
Minimum Player Salary.
2.7
Maximum Annual Salary.
2.8
Promotional Activities.
2.9
10-Day Contracts.
2.10
Rest-of-Season Contracts.
2.11
Two-Way Contracts.
2.12
Bonuses.
2.13
General.
2.14
Void Contracts.
2.15
Moratorium Period.
3
PLAYER EXPENSES
3.1
Moving Expenses.
3.2
Meal Expense Allowance.
4
BENEFITS
4.1
Player Pension Benefits.
4.2
Player 401(k) Benefits.
4.3
Player Health and Welfare Benefits.
4.4
The Post-Career Income Plan.
4.5
Labor-Management Cooperation and Education Trust.
4.6
Additional Player Benefits
4.7
Canadian Residents.
4.8
New Benefits Funding.
4.9
Projected Benefits.
4.10
Benefit Exclusion Amount.
5
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY DUTY
5.1
Salary.
5.2
Travel Expenses.
6
PLAYER CONDUCT
6.1
General.
6.2
Practices.
6.3
Promotional Appearances.
6.4
Mandatory Programs.
6.5
Media Training, Business of Basketball and Anti-Gambling Training.
6.6
Charitable Contributions.
6.7
Unlawful Violence.
6.8
Counseling for Violent Misconduct.
6.9
Firearms and Other Weapons.
6.10
One Penalty.
6.11
League Investigations.
6.12
On-Court Conduct.
6.13
Motor Vehicles.
6.14
Player Convictions Involving Alcohol or Controlled Substances.
6.15
Player Arrests.
6.16
Joint NBA/NBPA Policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse.
7
BASKETBALL RELATED INCOME, SALARY CAP, MINIMUM TEAM SALARY, AND ESCROW ARRANGEMENT
7.1
Definitions.
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
Extensions, Renegotiations and Other Amendments.
7.8
Trade Rules.
7.9
Miscellaneous.
7.10
Accounting Procedures.
7.11
Players Association Audit Rights.
7.12
Escrow and Tax Arrangement.
8
ROOKIE SCALE
8.1
Rookie Scale Contracts for First Round Picks.
8.2
Rookie Contracts for Later-Signed First Round Picks.
8.3
Loss of Draft Rights.
8.4
2018-19 and 2019-20 Rookie Salary Scales.
8.5
Existing Rookie Scale Contract Increases.
9
LENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACTS
9.1
Maximum Term.
9.2
Computation of Time.
10
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND NBA DRAFT
10.1
Player Eligibility.
10.2
Term and Timing of Draft Provisions.
10.3
Number of Choices.
10.4
Negotiating Rights to Draft Rookies.
10.5
Effect of Contracts with Other Professional Teams.
10.6
Application to “Early Entry” Players.
10.7
Assignment of Draft Rights.
10.8
General.
10.9
NBA Draft Combine.
11
FREE AGENCY
11.1
General Rules.
11.2
No Individually-Negotiated Right of First Refusal
11.3
Withholding Services.
11.4
Qualifying Offers to Make Certain Players Restricted Free Agents.
11.5
Restricted Free Agency.
12
OPTION CLAUSES
12.1
Team Options.
12.2
Player Options.
12.3
No Conditional Options.
12.4
Exercise Period.
12.5
Option Exercise Notices.
13
CIRCUMVENTION
13.1
General Prohibitions.
13.2
No Unauthorized Agreements.
13.3
Penalties.
13.4
Production of Tax Materials.
13.5
Transactions with Retired Players.
13.6
Charitable Contributions.
14
ANTI-COLLUSION PROVISIONS
14.1
No Collusion.
14.2
Non-Collusive Conduct.
14.3
Individual Negotiations.
14.4
League Disclosures.
14.5
Enforcement of Anti-Collusion Provisions.
14.6
Satisfaction of Burden of Proof.
14.7
Summary Judgment.
14.8
Remedies for Economic Injury.
14.9
Calculation of Damages.
14.10
Payment of Damages.
14.11
Effect of Damages on Salary Cap.
14.12
Contribution.
14.13
No Reimbursement.
14.14
Costs.
14.15
Termination of Agreement.
14.16
Discovery.
14.17
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.
18.5
Hotel Incidentals.
18.6
Two-Way Players.
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
Training Camp.
20.2
Exhibition Games.
20.3
Regular Season Games.
20.4
Location and Scheduling of Games.
20.5
Holidays.
20.6
All-Star.
20.7
Travel.
20.8
Days Off.
21
NBA ALL-STAR GAME
21.1
Participation.
21.2
Awards.
21.3
Player Guests.
21.4
Players Not Participating in All-Star Activities.
21.5
All-Star Skills Competitions.
22
PLAYER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
22.1
Requirements for Certain Team Player Health Professionals.
22.2
One Surgeon.
22.3
NBA Physicians Association.
22.4
Disclosure of Medical or Health Information.
22.5
Draftees.
22.6
Selection of Team Physician and Other Health Care Providers.
22.7
Health Screenings.
22.8
Electronic Medical Records.
22.9
Concussion Policy.
22.10
Second Opinion.
22.11
Fitness-to-Play.
22.12
Player Care Survey.
22.13
Wearables.
23
EXHIBITION GAMES AND 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.
26
TEAM RULES
26.1
Establishment of Team Rules.
26.2
Notice.
26.3
Grievances Challenging Team Rules.
27
RIGHT OF SET-OFF
27.1
Set-off Calculation.
27.2
Successive Terminations.
27.3
Deferred Compensation.
27.4
Waiver of Set-off Right.
27.5
Stretched Protected Salary.
28
MEDIA RIGHTS
28.1
League Rights.
28.2
No Suit.
28.3
Unauthorized Endorsement/Sponsor Promotion.
28.4
Reservation of Rights.
29
MISCELLANEOUS
29.1
Active Roster Size.
29.2
Inactive Roster.
29.3
Two-Way Roster.
29.4
Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline.
29.5
Minimum League-Wide Roster.
29.6
Playing Rules and Officiating.
29.7
Playoffs.
29.8
Game Tickets.
29.9
League Pass.
29.10
Release for Fighting.
29.11
Limitation on Player Ownership.
29.12
Nondisclosure.
29.13
Implementation of Agreement.
29.14
Additional Canadian Provisions.
29.15
Gate Reports.
29.16
League-Wide Public Service Campaigns.
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
No Discrimination.
31
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO DISPUTES INVOLVING PLAYER DISCIPLINE
31.1
Scope.
31.2
Initiation.
31.3
Pre-Hearing Motions.
31.4
Hearings.
31.5
Procedure.
31.6
Arbitrator’s Decision and Award.
31.7
Appointment and Replacement of Grievance Arbitrator.
31.8
Injury Grievances.
31.9
Special Procedures with Respect to Player Discipline.
31.10
Procedure with Respect to Fine and Suspension Amounts.
31.11
Disputes with Respect to the Terms of a Player Contract.
31.12
Disputes with Respect to Players Under Contract Who Withhold Playing Services.
31.13
Expedited Procedure.
31.14
Threshold Amount for Certain Grievances.
31.15
Miscellaneous.
32
SYSTEM ARBITRATION
32.1
Jurisdiction and Authority.
32.2
Initiation.
32.3
Hearings.
32.4
Costs Relating to System Arbitration.
32.5
Procedure for System Arbitration.
32.6
Selection of System Arbitrator.
32.7
Selection of Appeals Panel.
32.8
Procedure Relating to Appeals of Determination by the System Arbitrator.
32.9
Special Procedure for Disputes with Respect to Interim Audit Reports.
32.10
Special Procedure for Disputes with Respect to the Escrow Schedules.
33
ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM
33.1
Definitions.
33.2
Administration.
33.3
Confidentiality.
33.4
Testing.
33.5
Reasonable Cause Testing or Hearing.
33.6
Random Testing.
33.7
Drugs of Abuse Program.
33.8
Marijuana Program.
33.9
Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Drugs Program.
33.10
Noncompliance with Treatment.
33.11
Dismissal and Disqualification.
33.12
Reinstatement.
33.13
Exclusivity of the Program.
33.14
Random HGH Blood Testing.
33.15
Additional Bases for Testing.
33.16
Additional Prohibited Substances and Testing Methods.
33.17
Prescriptions Under the Anti-Drug Program.
33.18
Longitudinal Profile for Exogenous Testosterone.
33.19
No Significant Fault or Negligence By Player.
34
RECOGNITION CLAUSE
35
SAVINGS CLAUSE
36
PLAYER AGENTS
36.1
Approval of Player Contracts.
36.2
Fines.
36.3
Prohibition on Players as Agents.
36.4
Indemnity.
36.5
Agent Lists.
36.6
Confirmation by the Players Association.
37
PLAYER APPEARANCES/UNIFORM
37.1
Player Appearances.
37.2
Uniform.
38
INTEGRATION, ENTIRE AGREEMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND CHOICE OF LAW
38.1
Integration, Entire Agreement.
38.2
Interpretation.
38.3
Choice of Law.
39
TERM OF AGREEMENT
39.1
Effective Date and Expiration Date.
39.2
Mutual Options to Terminate Following Sixth Season.
39.3
Termination by Players Association/Anti-Collusion.
39.4
Termination by NBA/National TV Revenues.
39.5
Termination by NBA/Force Majeure.
39.6
Mutual Right of Termination.
39.7
No Obligation to Terminate; No Waiver.
40
EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION
40.1
Expansion.
40.2
Contraction.
41
NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
41.1
NBADL Work Assignments.
41.2
Reporting Requirements for NBADL Work Assignments.
41.3
Travel and Relocation Expenses.
41.4
Terms of NBADL Work Assignment and D-League Two-Way Service.
41.5
Miscellaneous.
41.6
Career Opportunities for Former NBA Players.
42
OTHER
42.1
Headings and Organization.
42.2
Time Periods.
42.3
Exhibits.
Appendix
A
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACT
A.0.1
EXCERPT FROM NBA CONSTITUTION
A.0.2
EXCERPT FROM NBA BY-LAWS
A.0.3
AGENT CERTIFICATION
A.1
UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACT
A.1.1
Exhibit 1 — Compensation
A.1.2
Exhibit 2 — Compensation Protection
A.1.3
Exhibit 3 — Prior Injury Exclusion
A.1.4
Exhibit 4 — Trade Payments
A.1.5
Exhibit 5 — Other Activities
A.1.6
Exhibit 6 — Physical Exam
A.1.7
Exhibit 7 — Substitution for UPC Paragraph 7(b)
A.1.8
Exhibit 8 — Sign and Trade
A.1.9
Exhibit 9 — One-Season, Non-Guaranteed Training Camp Contracts
A.1.10
Exhibit 10 — NBADL Bonus and Two-Way Player Conversion
B
ROOKIE SCALES
B.1
2017-18 NBA ROOKIE SCALE
B.2
2017-18 BASELINE ROOKIE SCALE
B.3
2018-19 AND 2019-20 NBA ROOKIE SCALES
B.3.1
2018-19 NBA Rookie Scale
B.3.2
2019-20 NBA Rookie Scale
C
2017-18 MINIMUM ANNUAL SALARY SCALE
D
BRI EXPENSE RATIOS
D.1
Team and Related Party Expenses, Article VII, Section 1(a)(6)(v)
D.2
League Expenses, Article VII, Section 1(a)(1)(ix)
E
NOTICE TO VETERAN PLAYERS CONCERNING SUMMER LEAGUES
F
JOINT NBA/NBPA POLICY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE
G
OFFER SHEET
H
FIRST REFUSAL EXERCISE NOTICE
I
I.1
AUTHORIZATION FOR TESTING
I.2
PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
I.3
URINE COLLECTION PROCEDURES
I.4
BLOOD COLLECTION PROCEDURES
I.5
DRUGS OF ABUSE AND MARIJUANA CONFIRMATORY LABORATORY ANALYSIS LEVELS
I.6
STEROIDS AND PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS CONFIRMATORY LABORATORY ANALYSIS LEVELS
I.7
CREATION OF PLAYER LONGITUDINAL PROFILES
J
J.1
FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
J.2
J-2
J.2.1
Minimum Procedures To Be Provided By The Accountants
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D
BRI EXPENSE RATIOS
D.1
Team and Related Party Expenses, Article VII, Section 1(a)(6)(v)
Category
Ratio of Expenses to Revenues
Uniform Expense Cap
9.5%
D.2
League Expenses, Article VII, Section 1(a)(1)(ix)
Category
Ratio of Expenses to Revenues
Sponsorships
19%
NBA Entertainment
35%
International Television
22%
Special Events
100%