Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Set Active The maximum and supermax base salary limits increase by 3% annually, but this is not true for contracts. Players who only play on seven-day or replacement contracts do not earn a year of service. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed guard Evina Westbrook to a hardship contract. Los Angeles: Ogwumike, Nneka Sign Regular Contract As mentioned in the discussion on bonuses, if the traded player receives a trade bonus it will count on the cap of their new team, prorated across the remaining seasons on the contract. Chicago: McGee-Stafford, Imani Waivers Cleared Free agents designated as a core player by their team are also eligible for the supermax regardless of their years of service. However, she was able to sign for an extra year and for the full supermax by structuring the deal to be a sign-and-trade where she initially re-signed with Phoenix, her previous team. The Lynx announced Thursday afternoon they had agreed to a contract buyout with the 35-year-old guard, who was attempting a comeback from right knee injuries that had kept her out for two seasons . Likewise, if the doctor believes a non-WNBA basketball injury will last 42 or fewer days, the team has to retain their contract on the salary cap. The Sparks first signed Holmes to a training camp contract on Feb. 19, 2021. Chicago: Yueru, Li Suspended Partial Season Players who were not guaranteed money are also still paid for the year if they are cut due to injury. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Chicago: Smalls, Kamiah Waived, Washington: Jackson, MeMe Waivers Cleared Dallas got the significant return they were looking for, and Diggins-Smith got to go to her preferred destination, Phoenix. Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. The WNBA needs to adjust ASAP (before the next CBA) to allow teams more flexibility to keep rookies contract players on the roster. Chicago: Allemand, Julie Suspended Partial Season Indiana: Chagas, Florencia Set Active, New York: Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo Rights Renounced The Atlanta Dream have signed 5-11 guard Maya Caldwell to a hardship contract, the organization announced today. In 2023, arriving late to training camp due to offseason playing obligations will result in a fine of 1% of a player's base salary for each day of camp that they miss. When the NBA dealt with COVID-19 outbreaks during the height of the winter Omicron wave, the league modified its hardship rules to enable rosters that are already far bigger -- NBA teams can have up to 17 players, including two on two-way contracts, to the WNBA's maximum of 12 -- to expand quickly. After a high school career that made her the nation's top-ranked point guard, she played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. If matched, the player and previous team immediately enter into a contract with the same terms as the offer sheet. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Suspended Partial Season (Where) they're actually here in market, they're not traveling and then have to play a game. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release Washington: Jennifer Coleman Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Mael Gilles Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda 7-Day Contract Release, New York: Cubaj, Lorela Waivers Cleared Any player who does not fulfill their offseason playing obligations, but would have surpassed their maximum allowed days competing professionally if they did, is not eligible to earn their time off bonus. A player who has been cored could then negotiate a contract with their team that is not protected, but the one-year qualifying offer must contain salary protection if it is accepted. Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy QO Extended, Connecticut Sun: Jonquel Jones Core QO Extended, Las Vegas Aces: Aja Wilson QO Extended Atlanta Dream: Kia Vaughn- Traded from Phoenix Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Set Active In 2021, Jones signed a training camp contract with Connecticut and made the team roster. If you're still fulfilling offseason playing obligations and not signed before the start of the regular season in 2023, or before the start of training camp in 2024 onwards, you become ineligible to sign a contract for any part of that year's WNBA season. "I got my toothbrush, body wash, I got all the essentials," she said. Las Vegas Aces: Riquna Williams Sign Regular Contract Seattle: Evina Westbrook Required Tender Made Connecticut: Macaulay, Victoria Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release ANALYSIS Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news. "That was a pretty long day for me," she said -- a massive understatement. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Las Vegas: Pointer, Khayla Waived New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Indiana: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract, Seattle: Williams, Kiana Hardship Release, Seattle: Williams, Kiana Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Crucially, the second injured player must miss at least two consecutive games before the team can ask the league for an exemption. 3-4 picks in reverse order of their winning percentage over the past two seasons. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda 7-Day Contract Release Minnesota Lynx: Anna Cruz QO Extended Dallas: Laksa, Kitija Sign Regular Contract, Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Waivers Cleared, Seattle: Walker, Jasmine Sign Regular Contract Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse QO Extended Indiana: Hatar, Bernadett - Non-WNBA Injury - Full Season Indiana: Perry, Chelsey Seattle: Paisley Harding Sign Training Camp Contract Dangerfield will wear No. Washington: Mavunga, Stephanie Waivers Cleared, Seattle: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Waived Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Tea Cooper Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Megan Walker Awarded on Waivers New York: Fiebich, Leonie Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 For example, players drafted in 2021 such as Aari McDonald or Michaela Onyenwere will not be affected for the 2023 season. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen QO Extended Undrafted rookies may have a contract length of one or two years. In a normal season, there would be no cap hit because one wouldn't expect players to be paid a month before the season starts. On Monday, the Washington Mystics announced that they signed Megan Gustafson to an injury hardship contract.. Gustafson is entering her third WNBA season after spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons . Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier QO Extended The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waived Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) This means the 2019 season (34 games) held more impact on this calculation for the 2021 draft than the 2020 season (22 games). Washington: Benzan, Katie Waived For a player at the supermax in 2021, that would mean $278,081 in earnings between salary and merit bonuses, with about 20% coming from bonuses. Offer sheets may be negotiated at any time beginning on January 15, but may not be signed until February 1. Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waived Seattle: Harding, Paisley Waivers Cleared If the team does not exercise its option, the player would become an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of her third season. Rookie base salaries are not guaranteed ("protected," in the language of the CBA), meaning that players are only paid for the portion of the season they are actually on the roster. Indiana: Allen, Lindsay Waived, Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waived Chicago: Lexi Held Sign Training Camp Contract A player who signs a two-year extension to their rookie scale contract where the first year has a salary of $100,000 can earn up to $103,000 in the second year. If the injury occurs on or after July 1, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second anniversary of the injury. Phoenix: Davis, Kaela 7-Day Contract Release Rookie extensions, which must be signed between February 1 and May 15, can be for no more than three seasons from the date the extended contract begins. The team also signed Nikolina Milic following a knee injury to Sylvia Fowles that will keep her out indefinitely. Teams are limited to rostering a maximum of six players with any form of salary protection on their contract, even if it isn't until a future season, so to burn one of those six protections on 50% of a player's salary is not always the most efficient decision. (e) "Bona Fide Exclusive Endorsement Agreement" means a binding Outstanding qualifying offers and offer sheets, money owed to retired players, cap holds for rosters under 10 players, and any guaranteed or buyout money from cut players is also included. Washington: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Mompremier, Beatrice Awarded on Waivers The Bulls recently used the NBA's hardship exception to sign multiple players without having to make any cuts. This includes injuries that occur while playing for national teams and international professional teams. Chicago is trading its own 2022 1st round pick (#7) and 2023 1st round pick to Indiana. Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waived Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna QO Extended She will play in the team's regular season opener against the Washington Mystics on Friday. Washington: Burke, Kennedy Waived, Atlanta: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) If a team wants to exclude that player's salary from its salary cap, it can apply to the league to do so. If the core qualifying offer is not extended or is withdrawn, the player will become either a restricted or unrestricted free agent as appropriate. As a second option, players younger than 22 are eligible to enter the draft if they have graduated from a four-year university or will graduate from a four-year university within three months of the draft. The WNBA doesn't require trades to match incoming and outgoing salaries. Indiana Fever: Victoria Vivians Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse Sign Regular Contract. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release Seattle: Evina Westbrook Sign Rookie Scale Contract NEW YORK - JUNE 9, 2022 - The New York Liberty announced today that upon being granted a new hardship exemption by the league, the team has re-signed guard Crystal Dangerfield to a second hardship contract. This is an impractical decision because they would be better off signing the contract anyway and just opting to sit out. All or part of a player's salary can be protected, and payment is conditioned on not engaging in prohibited activities that will be outlined below. The other reason a player might not sign a contract is if they are inhibited by an existing contract. We will have less people interested in global warming and feminism etc, and more people susceptible to religion and science-denying, xenophobia and nationalism. Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen QO Extended Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Sign Contract Extension Seattle Storm: Jewell Loyd Core QO Extended, Atlanta Dream: Tianna Hawkins Waived Phoenix Mercury: Tina Charles Sign Regular Contract No time off bonus requirements may be amended by the team or player, but if a player fails to meet the requirements in any season, then the time off bonus for all future seasons is removed from the player's contract. Evina Westbrook signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, the franchise announced. While partial salary protection is allowed for a single season (i.e. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine 7-Day Contract Release Negotiations may begin on January 15, but negotiated contracts may not be signed until February 1. Additionally, the exclusive negotiating rights to a player are valuable to a team with little financial commitment, so it is unlikely their team would give in to a holdout like this. In the weird season that was 2020, this opened up theoretical opportunities for teams to be able to trade for high-salary players who had opted out of the season, and therefore had a cap hit of practically nothing-just the two payments the player received before opting out. Phoenix is trading its own 2023 1st round pick to Chicago. Washington: Burke, Kennedy Suspended Partial Season, Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Waived Dallas: Jasmine Dickey- Sign Rookie Scale Contract New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Las Vegas: Young, Jackie Sign Contract Extension Chicago: Copper, Kahleah Set Active Los Angeles: Lexi Gordon Waivers Cleared New York: Allen, Rebecca Suspended Partial Season The team initially signed Samuelson on June 5 under a hardship contract. $37K is a lot for many people, but by NBA standards, it's really not that much. ", 'He told me to pack a bag': One WNBA hardship player's dash from San Antonio to Seattle, WNBA mock draft: Villanova's Siegrist soars into lottery pick, Serena, Griner honored at NAACP Image Awards, Sparks officially re-sign forward N. Ogwumike, Griner on court in 1st open workout since release, WNBA draft set for N.Y., to have 'Orange Carpet', 2-time All-Star C. Ogwumike back with Sparks, Griner officially rejoins Mercury in 'special signing', Yang joins Sparks after FIBA silver with China, WNBA trade grades: Why Wings, Liberty earn top marks in Saturday's four-team trade. Connecticut: Charles, Kaila Waived Players who were born in the United States, reside in the United States, or who have played basketball collegiately in the United States are governed by one set of eligibility rules. Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) Traded from New York** Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared Each team is allowed to designate no more than one player as a core player by extending a core qualifying offer. This could happen if a player or team believed the injured player may return to play in the coming years and later learned the player could not. In years with an Olympic hiatus, the expanded schedule for games translates to an expanded schedule for payments. A 10-day hardship deal is worth nearly $60,000. Trade bonuses cannot be for more than 10% of the player's remaining base salary on their contract, not just the season the trade takes place. . Connecticut: Washington, Delicia Waivers Cleared The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waivers Cleared If the injury happens midseason, however, the team has to choose between cutting the player and continuing to pay them, as outlined above, or keeping the player under contract and paying them. In addition to the base salaries in the table above, players may earn performance bonuses for team success and individual awards. If a team finishes the season below the minimum team salary, it must make payments to all players who are currently on the team. If declined, or if the prior team does not act within those four days, then the player and new team will immediately enter into the contract outlined in the offer sheet. The only contracts that must have base salary protection are fourth-year option seasons on rookie contracts and signed core qualifying offers. The Indiana Fever signed former Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship exemption contract. SEATTLE -- When Seattle Storm starters Sue Bird and Ezi Magbegor joined reserve Stephanie Talbot in COVID-19 health and safety protocols early Friday, the team scrambled to sign Kiana Williams as a replacement and get the guard from her home in San Antonio to Seattle before that night's 7 p.m. tip-off. 2022 WNBA Per Game Split Stats - Starting/Off Bench. The Indiana Fever announced today the team signed 2020 WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship exception contract. 2007 (option) $728,000. January 17, 2023 - 13 Games Today. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waived Replacement contracts that are signed from the hardship exception do count on the salary cap but a team with a hardship exception can go over the cap. Westbrook was . New York is trading its own 2023 1st round pick (#6) and the contract of Rebecca Allen to Connecticut. Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Sign Core Contract The Rookie of the Year receives a bonus of $5,150 in addition to a $1,500 bonus for being named to the All-WNBA Rookie Team. Connecticut Sun: Natisha Hiedeman QO Extended International players have a different set of requirements, which are covered in the section below. Las Vegas: Mulkey, Nancy Waivers Cleared Base salaries vary depending on how high each player was drafted, with the first four picks in the draft earning $68,000 in 2020. The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . Neither the trade deadline nor the date that trades can resume are explicitly defined in the CBA. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Connecticut: Dye, Alexus Waived Dallas: Walker, Destinee Waivers Cleared . And she enjoyed the experience. To be eligible for the WNBA draft, all domestic players must have no remaining collegiate eligibility, or they must renounce it in writing at least 10 days before the date of the draft. Indiana: Henderson, Destanni Sign Rookie Scale Contract Dallas: Mabrey, Marina QO Extended Indiana Fever: Jazmine Jones Awarded on Waivers Dallas trades the contract of Allisha Gray to Atlanta in exchange for Atlantas own 2023 1st round pick (#3) and Atlantas own 2025 1st round pick. Even though contracts include the offseason after the player has no more playing obligations, teams are not allowed to trade players at any point after the deadline for that season. HARTFORD, Conn Former UConn guard Evina Westbrook has signed a hardship contract with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, the team announced Thursday. Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Waivers Cleared This could be avoided by opting for a percentage of remaining salary instead of a set dollar amount. Phoenix trades the contract of Diamond DeShields to Dallas; the right to swap the teams own 2025 1st round draft picks to New York; and their own 2024 2nd round draft pick to Chicago. Indiana: Erin Whalen Sign Training Camp Contract This is what allowed Skylar Diggins-Smith to be cored by Dallas, re-signed by Dallas, and then traded immediately to Phoenix even though Griner was already on the roster with a core designation. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Hardship Release Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Waived That is typically during the preseason of a player's third year in the league. For off-season injury or illnesses, any injuries that occur as a result of off-season non-WNBA playing obligations do not count as protected injuries. In either case, players will earn a fraction of the annual salary to account for the part of the season before or after their contract is in place. This is exercised either to allow the player to earn more money than they would otherwise be able to or to allow the prior team to get something in return. The University of Georgia graduate played in three regular season games with the Dream after being signed to a hardship contract earlier this season, where she scored 18 points in her WNBA debut to help Atlanta defeat . Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Contract Amendment Divorce, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 1st Contract The contract also cannot have any sort of base salary protection. New York: Charles, Kaila Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) A year of service is counted for every season a player is on the active roster for at least one day of the regular season, with a few exceptions. This also means if the trade bonus is for $20,000, but the player only has $100,000 left on their contract, the bonus needs to be amended. Cunane was originally selected by the Seattle Storm with the 17th overall pick in the . New York: Allen, Rebecca Set Active And Seattle is the farthest city in the country for someone to get to. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign ROS Contract, Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner 7-Day Contract Release Such a hardship must be more than a mere inconvenience. Las Vegas: Khayla Pointer Required Tender Made Any player on an expiring contract with three or fewer years of service is eligible to receive a reserved qualifying offer. Examples of topics are cash compensation, salary cap, and disciplines. Connecticut Sun: Yvonne Anderson Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Kristy Wallace Sign Rookie Scale Contract Connecticut: Bonner, DeWanna Set Active, Los Angeles: Carter, Chennedy Team Option Exercised (2023) Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Hardship Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Chicago: Maley, Anneli Waivers Cleared The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. Connecticut: Aleksa Gulbe Sign Training Camp Contract This is because the team has to wait between 18 months and two years from the time the injury occurs before they apply, at which point the player would not be on their salary cap anyway. Las Vegas: Stokes, Kiah Suspended Partial Season When Indiana traded Stephanie Mavunga to Chicago for Jantel Lavender in 2020, both teams benefited from this rule in different ways. In both of those situations, the rookie contract is signed in a year other than the year the player is drafted, so the player would sign for the rookie scale salary for the year they signed rather than the year they were drafted. Washington Mystics: Lee Seul Kang Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Mitchell, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam Sign Training Camp Contract Undrafted free agents are free to negotiate with multiple teams any time after the draft has concluded. Davis signed a hardship contract with the Storm on May 13 and was active for one game before being released from the contract on May 18. No. Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Jaylyn Agnew QO Extended For example, if a player enrolls in college in the Fall of 2021 and graduates in just three years in the Spring of 2024, they would be eligible for the 2024 draft in April regardless of their age, provided they choose to renounce their remaining collegiate eligibility. A player must have five or more years of service after January 1, 2021 (or six seasons prior to that date) in order to be eligible for the supermax. If the injury occurred while playing for a non-WNBA team, their WNBA team can suspend the player in each preseason and then cut the player once the team is eligible to request not to count the player toward the salary cap while they wait. Dallas Wings: Unique Thompson Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Sydney Wiese Waivers Cleared, Indiana Fever: Aaliyah Wilson Waivers Cleared, Las Vegas Aces: Theresa Plaisance Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Hardship Release, Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Set Active, Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Set Active Phoenix: Taurasi, Diana Sign Regular Contract Base salary is what is commonly reported as a player's salary in the media and is, as the name suggests, the base of their total compensation. . The updated 2022 Lynx roster can be viewed here . Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) New York: Charles, Kaila Hardship Release, Phoenix: Odom, Leaonna Waivers Cleared Like other qualifying offers, the team and player may still negotiate a contract with different terms. Washington: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract Chicago: Emmanuelle Tahane Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Sign Contract Extension She spent four seasons with the Mercury before she signed with the Houston Comets on March 24, 2006. The player can negotiate a new contract or accept the qualifying offer at any point after January 15, but may not sign a negotiated contract until February 1. Her contract's 'clock' still started in 2018, so when the fourth year of her rookie scale contract is up, she will only have three years of service. If a trade bonus is arranged in a contract that is part of a sign & trade, the trade bonus is not paid until the second time the contract is traded. Call them practice players and make sure they don't hit the cap. Chicago Sky: Diamond DeShields Sign Regular Contract, *Seattle trades the contract of Katie Lou Samuelson and Seattles own 2022 1st round pick (#9) to Los Angeles in exchange for the contract of Gabby Williams. Activities like soccer or baseball are also deemed to be an excessive risk-yet softball is explicitly listed as an acceptable activity. The ability of core-designated players to turn down any trades of their rights is one reason teams may choose to trade suspended players as mentioned above. Washington Burke, Kennedy Set Active Phoenix: Vivian Gray Sign Training Camp Contract 2022 WNBA Per Game Split Stats - Days Rest. Las Vegas: Colson, Sydney Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 If that player won the WNBA Championship, secured the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, and the obvious All-WNBA and All-Defense recognition, they would earn $43,756 in bonuses. Las Vegas: George, Cayla Sign Regular Contract Undrafted players will typically become 'reserved' players but could become free agents once their contracts expire. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract If they are drafted by a different team, they are treated as a standard draft pick. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Los Angeles trades the contract of Olivia Nelson-Ododa, the contract of Jasmine Walker, and the exclusive negotiating rights to Kianna Smith to Connecticut in exchange for the contract of Jasmine Thomas and Connecticuts own 2023 1st round draft pick (#10). Chicago took on a contract with a lower salary hit, Mavunga's $57,000 compared to Lavender's $117,000, providing the flexibility to sign an additional player while staying under the cap. Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen Sign Training Camp Contract The only way that a team can go above the salary cap during the regular season is if the league has granted them hardship or emergency hardship exceptions. Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Waivers Cleared Washington Mystics: Stephanie Mavunga Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Maya Caldwell Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Linnae Harper Sign Training Camp Contract It's a temporary roster spot that must be granted by the league. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign Training Camp Contract Waived by Las Vegas. Phoenix: Anigwe, Kristine Waived The minimum Team Salary for each . Even if the player agrees, they may not be traded to the team that wrote the initial offer sheet until the following February 1, even via multiple trades. WASHINGTON, DC - The Washington Mystics announced today that they have signed free-agent center Megan Gustafson (6-3, 195) after being issued a hardship by the WNBA. NEW: The Minnesota Lynx have signed Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook, the team announced, while re-signing Nikolina Mili, Hannah Sjerven and Yvonne Turner to hardship contracts. Chicago: Doyle, Kathleen Waivers Cleared Chicago: Wells, Kayla Waived Training camp contracts are meant to allow teams to check out many potential players in the preseason and are never included in a team's final salary. A rest-of-season contract is a contract that is entered into after the start of the regular season. Drafted players are given contracts that last three seasons with a team option for a fourth year. Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release If the league expands in the future, it could become 'Picks 9-14' or similar. This is functionally similar to reserved players, in that the player may only negotiate with their prior team, but there is no corresponding qualifying offer. 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