Post by St. Louis Sting on Jun 13, 2017 16:08:57 GMT -5
This is the formal vote for the overhaul of the RFA structure that was proposed a few months ago. I will include the entire proposal in this thread, with adjustments that came out of our discussions following the unveiling of the proposal. Please vote as you see fit, and please make any notes or suggestions as well. This is a big change, but one that I believe would benefit the league greatly moving forward.
The purpose of this proposal is to allow owners the opportunity to acquire multiple RFA's rather than be limited to just one.
We are currently using an NHL-style Restricted Free Agency, in which teams receive another team's actual picks when they choose not to match a qualifying offer. My proposal is to move to an MLB-style Restricted Free Agency, in which the original franchise does not get the other team's pick(s) as if they were traded, but are instead given picks in a "Compensation Round" at the end of each round.
To use a recent example, Andrew Miller was given the highest Qualifying Offer by the Pelicans, who elected to take the draft pick compensation from the Grizzlies. The Pelicans received the Grizzlies' 1st and 3rd Round Prospect Draft picks as compensation. The Grizzlies would then be unable to make an offer for any Restricted Free Agent that had compensation tied to either of those picks.
In the proposed the MLB-style Restricted Free Agency, the Pelicans would have received a compensation pick at the end of the 1st round (Note: formerly 1st and 3rd, but the QO compensations would also be changed in this proposal). The Grizzlies would still forfeit the pick as they previously did, but the pick would not go directly to the Pelicans. Then, like the actual MLB, the Grizzlies would be able to make an offer for any other Restricted Free Agent. They would have to forfeit either their highest remaining pick for the 40% QO, their highest remaining 2nd or 3rd round pick for the 30% QO, or their highest remaining 3rd round pick for the 20% QO. The original franchise would still receive full pick compensation of a 1st round pick in the Compensation Round.
Compensation Pick changes:
Other objects of note:
The purpose of this proposal is to allow owners the opportunity to acquire multiple RFA's rather than be limited to just one.
We are currently using an NHL-style Restricted Free Agency, in which teams receive another team's actual picks when they choose not to match a qualifying offer. My proposal is to move to an MLB-style Restricted Free Agency, in which the original franchise does not get the other team's pick(s) as if they were traded, but are instead given picks in a "Compensation Round" at the end of each round.
To use a recent example, Andrew Miller was given the highest Qualifying Offer by the Pelicans, who elected to take the draft pick compensation from the Grizzlies. The Pelicans received the Grizzlies' 1st and 3rd Round Prospect Draft picks as compensation. The Grizzlies would then be unable to make an offer for any Restricted Free Agent that had compensation tied to either of those picks.
In the proposed the MLB-style Restricted Free Agency, the Pelicans would have received a compensation pick at the end of the 1st round (Note: formerly 1st and 3rd, but the QO compensations would also be changed in this proposal). The Grizzlies would still forfeit the pick as they previously did, but the pick would not go directly to the Pelicans. Then, like the actual MLB, the Grizzlies would be able to make an offer for any other Restricted Free Agent. They would have to forfeit either their highest remaining pick for the 40% QO, their highest remaining 2nd or 3rd round pick for the 30% QO, or their highest remaining 3rd round pick for the 20% QO. The original franchise would still receive full pick compensation of a 1st round pick in the Compensation Round.
Compensation Pick changes:
- 40% QO receives a 1st Compensation Round pick
- 30% QO receives a 2nd Compensation Round pick
- 20% QO receives a 3rd Compensation Round pick (end of 2nd Compensation Round in NBA)
Other objects of note:
- Picks in the Compensation Round would go in order of the final average salary of the player lost to another franchise, starting with the highest value (tiebreaker goes to the team with the worse record in the previous season)
- The top 3 picks in the 1st Round are "protected" and are not forfeited if that teams signs an RFA. Instead, the next highest non-protected pick is forfeited. The franchise that offered the QO still receives all normal compensation
- Picks acquired from other teams DO count as picks that can and will be forfeited. The pick forfeited to meet the associated round cost is the highest in that corresponding round if multiple picks are held
- Teams must have at least one pick in the round (or earlier round(s)) associated with an RFA in order to make an offer to that RFA. Picks that were already forfeited as a result of signing an RFA satisfy this requirement
- Teams must have at least one pick remaining in order to submit contract offers to any RFA
- This will begin with the 2017 NFL Calendar year if accepted
