The 2017/18 NBA regular season is right around the corner, with the Celtics and Cavaliers scheduled to tip off in less than 36 hours. October 16 represents the final day of the 2017 offseason, and there are plenty of deadlines that come with it, related to rosters, contract extensions, and more.
Here’s a quick rundown of the deadlines NBA teams will face throughout the day on Monday:
- Roster limits decrease from 20 players to 15. As I outlined on Sunday, most teams already ensured over the weekend that their rosters are set for the regular season, but the Grizzlies, Jazz, Mavericks, and Bulls still have moves to make.
- Last day for teams to sign a player to a rookie scale extension. Four players – Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid, Gary Harris, and T.J. Warren – have signed rookie scale extensions. However, 17 former first-round picks entering the final year of their rookie contracts remain extension-eligible. Here’s the full list.
- Last day for teams to sign a player to a veteran extension in certain scenarios. Essentially, any extension-eligible veteran with more than one year left on his contract won’t be able to sign an extension during the 2017/18 league year after today. A player who is eligible for a veteran extension and is entering the final year of his contract, such as Nuggets swingman Will Barton, will remain extension-eligible until June 30.
- Last day for teams to convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract. While most teams that intended to convert an NBA contract into a two-way deal have already done so, the Mavericks will be a club to watch on this front — they could convert Gian Clavell‘s contract in order to reach the regular season roster limit.
- Last day for teams to complete sign-and-trade deals. This doesn’t figure to be relevant today, with very few sign-and-trade opportunities left.