Few questions

[[Pistol]]

1. I'm a GM with the fourth pick in the 1st round. Can I draft a 18 years old center and leave him in Europe for development for a year or two and then sign a contract with him?

2. I'm a 25 years old European superstar who has never been in NBA draft. Am I a free agent?

[Rens]

1. I'm a GM with the fourth pick in the 1st round. Can I draft a 18 years old center and leave him in Europe for development for a year or two and then sign a contract with him?

Yes. If the player is already under contract, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA. Players are not included in the team's team salary while the player is under contract with a non-NBA team.

2. I'm a 25 years old European superstar who has never been in NBA draft. Am I a free agent?

This one is a bit tougher, I believe foreign players at a certain age are automatically eligible for being drafted, and if they pass that age without getting drafted, they become "free agents". I put that between " because not every foreign player has the intention of ever playing in the NBA.

[[Pistol]]

Thanks a lot.

But still, I always thought that a college senior who graduates but doesn't place his name into draft becomes a free agent after this draft. Or a international player after he turns 23.