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Table of Contents(continued)PageARTICLE VIIBASKETBALL RELATED INCOME, SALARY CAP, MINIMUM TEAMSALARY, AND ESCROW ARRANGEMENT...................................................95Section 1. Definitions..............................................................................................................95Section 2. Calculation of Salary Cap and Minimum Team Salary.......................................120Section 3. Determination of Salary.......................................................................................126Section 4. Determination of Team Salary.............................................................................140Section 5. Operation of Salary Cap.......................................................................................156Section 6. Exceptions to the Salary Cap. ..............................................................................161Section 7. Extensions, Renegotiations and Other Amendments...........................................176Section 8. Trade Rules. .........................................................................................................183Section 9. Miscellaneous. .....................................................................................................186Section 10. Accounting Procedures. .......................................................................................186Section 11. Players Association Audit Rights. .......................................................................192Section 12. Escrow and Tax Arrangement. ............................................................................194ARTICLE VIIIROOKIE SCALE.................................................................................................220Section 1. Rookie Scale Contracts for First Round Picks.....................................................220Section 2. Rookie Contracts for Later-Signed First Round Picks. .......................................224Section 3. Loss of Draft Rights.............................................................................................224Section 4. Players Drafted Prior To 2005. ............................................................................225ARTICLE IX LENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACTS ..............................................................226Section 1. Maximum Term. ..................................................................................................226Section 2. Computation of Time...........................................................................................226ARTICLE X PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND <strong>NBA</strong> DRAFT ....................................................227Section 1. Player Eligibility. .................................................................................................227iii
Table of Contents(continued)PageSection 2. Term and Timing of Draft Provisions..................................................................230Section 3. Number of Choices. .............................................................................................230Section 4. Negotiating Rights to Draft Rookies....................................................................231Section 5. Effect of Contracts with Other Professional Teams. ...........................................233Section 6. Application to “Early Entry” Players...................................................................235Section 7. Assignment of Draft Rights. ................................................................................236Section 8. General.................................................................................................................236ARTICLE XI FREE AGENCY ..................................................................................................239Section 1. General Rules.......................................................................................................239Section 2. No Individually-Negotiated Right of First Refusal. ............................................239Section 3. Withholding Services...........................................................................................240Section 4. Qualifying Offers to Make Certain Players Restricted Free Agents....................240Section 5. Restricted Free Agency........................................................................................244ARTICLE XII OPTION CLAUSES ............................................................................................254Section 1. Team Options.......................................................................................................254Section 2. Player Options......................................................................................................254Section 3. No Conditional Options .......................................................................................256Section 4. Exercise Period. ...................................................................................................256Section 5. Option Buy-Outs..................................................................................................257Section 6. Inapplicability to Prior Player Contracts..............................................................257Section 7. Option Exercise Notices. .....................................................................................257ARTICLE XIIICIRCUMVENTION............................................................................................258Section 1. General Prohibitions. ...........................................................................................258iv
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Page 15 and 16: (h)“Benefits” or “Total Benef
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Page 19 and 20: (ii)“Moratorium Period” means:(
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Page 27 and 28: (uuu) “Veteran Free Agent” mean
Page 29 and 30: each Season of the Contract for ren
Page 31 and 32: Team for the player’s benefit (
Page 33 and 34: (l)By agreeing upon provisions for
Page 35 and 36: with the Team’s efforts to procur
Page 37 and 38: insured injury, illness, or disabil
Page 39 and 40: amounts and at the times called for
Page 41 and 42: the player, the applicability of su
Page 43 and 44: Contracts shall be subject to the t
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Page 47 and 48: (i)for any player who has completed
Page 49 and 50: applicable to such player in the fi
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(d)No Team may enter into a 10-Day
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services, participates in training
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player or the Team until a Player C
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day following the execution of the
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Section 4 or Article XI, Section 4,
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(c)A player whose Contract is assig
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(c)For purposes of this Agreement a
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Maximum Monthly Benefit for a Plan
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(1) The NBA, with the assistance of
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adjusted New Maximum Monthly Benefi
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Pension Plan as provided for under
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(whether final, temporary or propos
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Code or ERISA; or (4) if any provis
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termination. The NBA and the Player
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under the Code or ERISA; or (4) if
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incurred in connection with the adm
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Plan with respect to Toronto Player
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(2) The costs of funding the HIV/AI
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unreasonably withheld; and provided
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2011-2012 Season (if the NBA exerci
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(
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Supplemental Benefit Plan (and, if
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ARTICLE VCOMPENSATION AND EXPENSESI
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Section 3.Promotional Appearances.W
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Season during which the fines and s
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Section 10. One Penalty.(a)The NBA
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Section 13. Motor Vehicles.At the c
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Section 1(a)(7)(i) below), from all
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whether now known or hereafter deve
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than the additional amounts paid by
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shall be deemed to include the amou
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direct exchange for a thing of valu
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(xvi)proceeds received by (A) Prope
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or a new lease entered into by a Te
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Parties shall be able to deduct all
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subscriber fees earned by a Related
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covered by this Agreement, this amo
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million.) Fifty percent (50%) of an
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(2) With respect to national broadc
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Section 2.(a)Calculation of Salary
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following the end of such Salary Ca
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less than 51% of Projected BRI for
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Section 3.Determination of Salary.F
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y the Contract (including any Zero
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Player Contract provides for an Ear
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is carried forward pursuant to this
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elow) plus 1% as of the date the lo
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very likely that the bonus will be
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securing the right to enter into a
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Section 4.(a)Determination of Team
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which the 50% allocation exceeds th
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the resolution of the Grievance, th
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(7) The amount of any Salary Cap Ex
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(3) A Non-Qualifying Veteran Free A
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(3) For purposes of this Section 4(
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(2) A Team cannot renounce any play
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Article II, Section 3(e) or 4. The
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in the first Salary Cap Year, and t
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(5) For purposes of this Article VI
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(a)Existing Contracts.A Team may ex
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the new Player Contract may provide
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illness would cause the player to m
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days have passed since the first re
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(2) Player Contracts signed pursuan
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give rise to an aggregated trade ex
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Extension, the last Season of the o
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greater than that permitted by any
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(ii)With respect to Contracts enter
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the phrase “Regular Salary” in
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additional Regular Salary by no mor
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compensation received as reimbursem
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following such extension, then, onl
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prepared in accordance with the pro
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(because, by way of example but not
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such Subsequent Audit Report the am
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NBA teams, in accordance with the f
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2009-10 9%2010-11 8%2011-128%(if th
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Salary Cap YearPercentage2005-06 10
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(12) “Individual Shortfall Adjust
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payments stated in such contracts f
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the New Benefit amount that is pres
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Escrow Agent, in accordance with th
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practicable, with interest, such ad
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Compensation Adjustment Amount, (D)
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(6) Any amounts that the Escrow Age
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the Team’s last Regular Season ga
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numerator of which is one (1) and t
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(4) (i) For purposes of the computa
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ARTICLE VIIIROOKIE SCALESection 1.(
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immediately preceding and immediate
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(d)Notwithstanding any other provis
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ARTICLE IXLENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACT
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(B)The player is attending or previ
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(d)For purposes of this Article X,
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next NBA Draft with the Team that d
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in order to retain the exclusive NB
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that drafted him in such Draft foll
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(e)For purposes of this Article X,
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negotiated right of first refusal o
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elow, shall be deemed amended to pr
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Notwithstanding the immediately pre
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have Room for the player’s Player
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(ii)the fixed and specified Compens
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Refusal then, until such time as th
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(o)There may be no consideration of
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ARTICLE XIIOPTION CLAUSESSection 1.
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may not be amended to provide for a
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ARTICLE XIIICIRCUMVENTIONSection 1.
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furnished or made available to the
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(b)Upon a finding of a violation of
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expense figures may be redacted), w
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Salary Cap rules, and further subje
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(c)an agreement between NBA Teams c
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demonstrating by a clear prepondera
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who does not terminate his contract
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Section 12. Contribution.Any Team f
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(ii)the NBA and the System Arbitrat
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ARTICLE XVCERTIFICATIONSSection 1.(
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y this Agreement, there were no agr
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ARTICLE XVIMUTUAL RESERVATION OF RI
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ARTICLE XVIIITRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS,
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ARTICLE XIXUNION SECURITY, DUES AND
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Section 4.No Liability.Neither the
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(ii)The NBA shall be required to no
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(a) Exhibition games prior to any R
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(b)No Team shall be required to pla
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(iii)attend and participate in ever
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is employed and the site of the All
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Team seeks to procure, or has procu
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ARTICLE XXIIIEXHIBITION GAMES AND O
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amount acceptable to the NBA (provi
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(x)The game is played in the United
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(a)No NBA Team may simultaneously e
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ARTICLE XXIVPROHIBITION OF NO-TRADE
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entering into such Contract may con
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(b)Notwithstanding anything to the
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ARTICLE XXVIIRIGHT OF SET-OFFSectio
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ARTICLE XXVIIIBROADCAST OR TELECAST
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ARTICLE XXIXMISCELLANEOUSSection 1.
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Section 5.Playoffs.(a) The number o
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Section 11. Additional Canadian Pro
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ARTICLE XXXNO-STRIKE AND NO-LOCKOUT
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ARTICLE XXXIGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATI
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(c)A Grievance must be initiated, i
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(f)For purposes of computing time u
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the date designated by the Grievanc
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or their affiliates; sports teams o
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(3) As soon as reasonably practicab
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and in a manner consistent with his
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in writing or by facsimile given to
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(f)Subject to Section 3(c) above, a
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(d)Either the NBA or the Players As
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Section 4.(a)Costs Relating to Syst
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provisions of Section 2 above) with
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and complete disposition of the dis
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(iii)Subject to Section 9(c)(ii) ab
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in such Reports) and the Escrow Inf
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ARTICLE XXXIIIANTI-DRUG PROGRAMSect
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(m)“Program” shall mean this An
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(d) (i) The NBA and the Players Ass
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Section 3.(a)Confidentiality.Other
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(g)Notwithstanding anything to the
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(C) following any player’s refusa
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towards the number of tests to be a
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applicable consequences of a positi
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disqualification and (B) shall not
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imposition of a penalty under Secti
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(ii)If a player, within thirty (30)
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(iii)No penalty of any kind will be
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aftercare treatment in the Marijuan
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for each additional day beyond the
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(2)if the player already is in Stag
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(ii)Notwithstanding Section 10(c)(i
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(b)In addition to any other provisi
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which he was under contract at the
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(2) Option Years in favor of the Te
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or other legal impediment to sign w
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of a currently effective Uniform Pl
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Section 15. Additional Prohibited S
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ARTICLE XXXVSAVINGS CLAUSEIn the ev
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heirs, administrators, executors an
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ARTICLE XXXVIIGROUP LICENSING RIGHT
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ARTICLE XXXVIIIINTEGRATION, ENTIRE
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ARTICLE XXXIXTERM OF AGREEMENTSecti
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preceding the first Season covered
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sixty-day period following delivery
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ARTICLE XLIPLAYER-TEAM COOPERATIONS
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Section 2.(a)Reporting Requirements
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(iv)To the extent necessary, any pl
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(f)Medical Treatment and Physical C
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such player is required to make whi
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ARTICLE XLIIIOTHERSection 1.Heading
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EXHIBIT ANATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCI
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Player, the Team may reasonably imp
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determined by the Team to be medica
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foregoing sentence. The NBA will pr
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16. TERMINATION.(a)Player shall:The
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(v) The NBA shall promptly notify t
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EXAMINE THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLYBEFO
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The penalty for such offense shall
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such Player were acquired between S
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UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACTExhibit 1
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1st YearSalary2006-07 NBA Rookie Sc
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EXHIBIT CMINIMUM ANNUAL SALARY SCAL
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EXHIBIT ENOTICE TO VETERAN PLAYERS
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EXHIBIT GOFFER SHEETName of Player:
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EXHIBIT I-1AUTHORIZATION FOR TESTIN
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4-dihydrotestosteroneDromostanolone
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SpironolactoneTriamtereneTrichlorme
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Once the specimen arrives at the la
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EXHIBIT J-1FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY
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6. For purposes of this Confidentia
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe undersigned hereb
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Minimum Procedures To Be Provided B
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• Compare player names with all p
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• Examine the National Television
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