When a free agent signs a standard contract with an NBA team, he becomes ineligible to be traded for at least three months. Because the trade deadline will land this season February 11
That three-month trade restriction also applies to a player who is converted from a two-way contract to a standard deal. So if a player signs as a free agent or moves from a two-way deal to a standard roster spot on Thursday, his trade restrictions won’t be lifted until Feb. 12, the day after this season’s deadline.
Mason Plumleewhose contract with The necklaces was finalized November 11. If Plumlee, whose deal is reportedly non-guaranteed, is still under contract with Sacramento three months from now, he will become eligible for a trade on Feb. 11, the deadline day.
December 15 or January 15 after signing new contracts in the offseason. We’ll be releasing another list soon detailing the players who have special, specific trade-eligibility dates — that group will include Plumlee and several offseason signings, among others.
bilateral contracts — those players are ineligible to be dealt for just 30 days. Trades involving two-way players are fairly rare, but it’s worth noting that anyone who signed a two-way contract on or before Jan. 6 will still be eligible to be traded before this season’s deadline.
