Restricted Free-agents

[C89KF]

How does a player becomes a restricted free-agent?

[twolvezfanfoever]

thats a good question.i wanna know too

[FanOfAll]

You don't exactly, "become" a restricted FA. Here's when a player is a RFA and when a player isn't:

The current CBA provides restricted free agency on a limited basis. It is allowed following the fourth year of rookie "scale" contracts for first-round draft picks (see question number 38 ). It is also allowed for all veteran free agents who entered the NBA in 98-99 or later, who have been in the league three or fewer seasons (however, first round draft picks are unrestricted free agents following their third season if their team does not exercise their option to extend their rookie scale contract for the fourth season). All other free agency is limited to unrestricted free agency.

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