2021/22 Schedule

[Ian Noble]

2021/22 Schedule

Regular Season
(December 12th - May 23rd)

December 12th - Free Agency and Trading re-opens
Pre-season signings and releases period, rosters must be within 12 to 15 players before season start.
Trading resumes.

December 12th - Start of the Regular Season
82 games, simmed using NBA Live 06.

May 6th - Playoff Team Trading Deadline
From this day forward, any teams who qualify for the playoffs cannot trade until after their playoff run has ended.

May 23rd - Expiring Players Trading Deadline
Players with expiring contracts cannot be traded after this date.

May 23rd - End of the Regular Season
GMs may begin claiming players Bird Rights in the 'Claim Bird Rights' thread in the OSFA Section.
GMs may begin picking up their Team Options.

Playoffs
(May 24th - June 20th)

May 24th - Playoffs Begin

May 24th - Draft Lottery Begins
All 14 lottery teams have their draft position announced over the course of 14 days in order from bottom to top pick.

The Rookie Draft will not begin until the day of the real NBA Draft.

June 14th - Dynasty Five Finals Begin

Off-Season
(June 21st - July 18th)

June 21st - End of the Playoffs
Mid-Level Exceptions are reset to zero.
Players with expiring contracts enter the Off Season Free Agency pool.
Trading resumes for all teams (excludes expiring players).
Player Agents collude to decide which players with Player Options will opt-out.

June 23rd - Rookie Draft Begins
Draft will begin on the same day as the real NBA Draft.

July 1st - Deadlines: Team / Player Options, 2nd Round Signings and Bird Rights Deadlines
Players whose Team Options have not been picked up by their team will enter free agency.
Players who have declined to pick up their Player Options will enter free agency.
Players will lose Bird Rights status if they are not claimed by their GM.
Teams relinquish the rights to unsigned 2nd Rounders from previous year's draft. A Create Player thread must be started in the Stock Watch Discussion, and the player created in-game, before these players can be signed in Free Agency.

July 1st - Off Season Free Agency Begins
Salaries progress to next season.
GMs compete to sign players with offers to player agents.

All first rounders are automatically signed to their teams. Second rounders must be signed manually by each GM. Rookie contracts do not count against your Salary Cap until the start of next season.

Unspecified Date - Off Season Free Agency Offers Deadline
Deadline date for making new offers on players.

Unspecified Date - Off Season Free Agency Ends
All un-signed players enter Regular Season Free Agency.
Regular Season Free Agency does not resume until the following season.
Rookie contracts now count against each team's Salary Cap.

Break
(End of Off Season until December)