Table of Contents

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    I. CONTRACT ANATOMY

    A. Uniform Player Contract

    B. Contract Types

    C. Contract Terms

        i.    Compensation

       ii.    Compensation Protection

       iii.   Payment Arrangements

       iv.    Options & ETO’s

       v.    Contract Limitations

    II. TRANSACTIONS

    A. Signings

        i.     Unrestricted Free Agency

        ii.     Restricted Free Agency

        iii.    Draft Pick Signings

    B. Extensions

    C. Renegotiations

    D. Waivers

    E. Trades

        i.    General Trade Rules

        ii.    Traded Player Exceptions

        iii.   Trade Salary

        iv.   Trade Bonus

        v.   Sign & Trade / Extend & Trade

    III. THRESHOLDS

    A. Setting the Thresholds: Salary Cap, Aprons, Tax, Minimum Team Salary

    B. Team Salary

    C. The Salary Cap

    D. The Aprons

    E. The Luxury Tax

    F. Minimum Team Salary

    IV. DRAFT / PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

    A. Player Eligibility

    B. Draft Rules

    C. International Buyouts

    D. Team Rosters

    V. LEAGUE FINANCES

    A. Calculating BRI, Designated Share and Salary Cap

    VI. LEAGUE GOVERNANCE

    A. Player Conduct

    B. Circumvention

    C. Anti-Collusion

    D. Arbitration

    VII. LEAGUE CALENDAR

    VIII. DEFINITIONS