NBA offseason calendar - Key dates and contract deadlines for all 30 teams
The NBA season is complete, which means all 30 teams are now in offseason mode.
With those teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2022 NBA draft and this summer's free agency, here's a look at the league's upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free agents, and more than 100 players are eligible for either rookie or veteran extensions, leaving teams with plenty to think about over the next few months.
We have all the details on that and more, and we'll continue to add to the information below as the NBA calendar evolves and moves toward the start of the 2022-23 season this fall.
Thursday
• NBA draft
June 29
• Last day for a team or player option to be exercised • Last day for a player to receive a qualifying offer
June 30
• Free-agent negotiations can begin (6 p.m. ET.)
July 1
• Free-agency moratorium (12:00 a.m. ET) • First-round selections can sign contracts • Minimum contracts (two or fewer years) can sign • Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet • Third-year and fourth-year rookie options can be exercised
July 6
• Free agency begins (12:00 p.m. ET) • Teams can sign free agents • Trades can become official • Rookie scale and veteran contracts can be extended • Clock on offer sheets begins
July 13
• Last day to withdraw a qualifying offer
Aug. 31
• Last day to use the waive and stretch provision
Oct. 4
• Training camp begins
Oct. 15
• Last day to waive a player on a non-guaranteed contract and not incur a salary-cap charge
Oct. 17
• Last day of the offseason • Last date to sign a rookie scale or veteran extension (two years left on existing deal)