How NBA Playoff Eligibility Works

February 24th, 2008

A lot of people (four) have either e-mailed me about this or asked me about it on t’internet in recent days, about when players have to sign with a new team by in order to be eligible for the playoffs. Apparently there’s some confusion on the issue, particularly surrounding the March the 1st date.

So let’s clarify.

There is NO SIGN-BY DATE for playoff eligibility. You can sign whenever you want – even on the last of the regular season …

30 teams in 36 or so days: Denver Nuggets

September 27th, 2007

Players acquired via free agency or trade:

Chucky Atkins (three years, $9.72 million)
Steven Hunter (acquired from Philadelphia)
Bobby Jones (acquired from Philadelphia)

 

Players acquired via draft:

None

 

Players retained:

Anthony Carter (waived, then re-signed, saving about $800,000)
Eduardo Najera (opted in)

Players departed:

Reggie Evans (traded to Philadelphia)
Steve Blake (signed with Portland)
DerMarr Johnson (signed in Italy)
Jamal Samspon (signed with Dallas)

Words:

When you spend $162 million on only three players in one …