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NBL contracts explained to regulate competitive balance against richer teams
first rule : each team is restricted to 4 marquee players (maximum of 3 imports can be used for the 4)
The amount included in the cap for a club’s first Marquee player is $171,654.
However, that value increases for each additional Marquee guy on your roster. A second Marquee player will cost you $228,873 in the cap, a third is valued at $286,091 while a fourth costs $343,309.
2nd rule : The Five Player Salary Maximum Rule
One rule the system has to ensure there is an element of talent spread across the league is the Five Player Salary Maximum rule.
This rule is designed to stop a club from simply signing all the best players – having a bench full of talent who would be starters on other rosters – and essentially buying a championship.
The rule states that the five lowest-paid players on each roster cannot have a combined player value of more than 40% of the Salary Floor.
In other words, every team needs to have some cheaper players on their roster to balance out the higher-priced talent.
With this season’s floor set at $1.287 million, the combined value of each team’s bottom five players cannot exceed $514,800.
: Asian restricted player rule
Special Restricted Player. These are players from a select number of Asian countries that the NBL has selected as possible areas to market the NBL and bring more supporters in from outside of the Australian or New Zealand market.
are generally treated in the same way as a local player. (must fit within the rules of 4 marquee player and 5 player maximum rule )
Here is the thing if a team is to offer an Asian import over $ 200k , he has to be classified as one of the 3 open imports as one of the 4 marquee players.
THE $ 200 K PLAYER CANNOT COME FROM OUTSIDE THE 4 MARGUEE PLAYERS , because the $ 200k , plus 4 other signings ( 5 player rule ) CANNOT exceed $ 514 K. so for instance if Kai get's $ 200k , then $ 314 K is left for 4 players , that's around $ 75 k each, which is significantly below the $ 100k above avg for bench players.
In summary to make it simple, if a team wants to sign Kai to over $ 200k , they have to sign him as an open import as one of the 4 marquee players. the 36ers did not. of course the Next star sign up is separate as that is a league signing , not a TEAM signing.
first rule : each team is restricted to 4 marquee players (maximum of 3 imports can be used for the 4)
The amount included in the cap for a club’s first Marquee player is $171,654.
However, that value increases for each additional Marquee guy on your roster. A second Marquee player will cost you $228,873 in the cap, a third is valued at $286,091 while a fourth costs $343,309.
2nd rule : The Five Player Salary Maximum Rule
One rule the system has to ensure there is an element of talent spread across the league is the Five Player Salary Maximum rule.
This rule is designed to stop a club from simply signing all the best players – having a bench full of talent who would be starters on other rosters – and essentially buying a championship.
The rule states that the five lowest-paid players on each roster cannot have a combined player value of more than 40% of the Salary Floor.
In other words, every team needs to have some cheaper players on their roster to balance out the higher-priced talent.
With this season’s floor set at $1.287 million, the combined value of each team’s bottom five players cannot exceed $514,800.
: Asian restricted player rule
Special Restricted Player. These are players from a select number of Asian countries that the NBL has selected as possible areas to market the NBL and bring more supporters in from outside of the Australian or New Zealand market.
are generally treated in the same way as a local player. (must fit within the rules of 4 marquee player and 5 player maximum rule )
Here is the thing if a team is to offer an Asian import over $ 200k , he has to be classified as one of the 3 open imports as one of the 4 marquee players.
THE $ 200 K PLAYER CANNOT COME FROM OUTSIDE THE 4 MARGUEE PLAYERS , because the $ 200k , plus 4 other signings ( 5 player rule ) CANNOT exceed $ 514 K. so for instance if Kai get's $ 200k , then $ 314 K is left for 4 players , that's around $ 75 k each, which is significantly below the $ 100k above avg for bench players.
In summary to make it simple, if a team wants to sign Kai to over $ 200k , they have to sign him as an open import as one of the 4 marquee players. the 36ers did not. of course the Next star sign up is separate as that is a league signing , not a TEAM signing.
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