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Michael Olowokandi - Correct AnswerWho was the first pick in the 1998 NBA Draft?
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Duke - Correct AnswerWhat College did Kyrie Irving go to?
Pau Gasol - Correct AnswerWho is Marc Gasol's older brother?
Miami Heat - Correct AnswerWhat team does LeBron James play for?
Congo - Correct AnswerWhere was Dikembe Mutombo born?
Los Angeles - Correct AnswerWhere does Kobe Bryant live?
LeBron James - Correct AnswerWho is the best NBA player ever?
Brian Scalabrine - Correct AnswerWho is the Golden State Warriors assistant coach?
8 - Correct AnswerWhat number did Kobe used to wear?
Kwame Brown - Correct AnswerWhich NBA player went to Glynn Academy High School?
Kenyon Martin - Correct AnswerWho was the first pick in the 2000 NBA Draft?
Memphis - Correct AnswerWhere did Grant Hill play his last game in, what city?
NBA CBA
1970 - Correct AnswerYear first NBA CBA established
BRI - Correct AnswerBasketball Related Income-47% makes up salary cap for league year
League Year - Correct AnswerJuly 1-June 30th
Salary Cap - Correct Answera maximum amount that a team can spend on players' salaries, determined by BRI NBA soft cap means you can go over using exceptions
Exception - Correct AnswerContract that allows a team to go over the salary cap
Luxury Tax - Correct AnswerDevice used to tax the teams that spend the most on player payroll; those taxes are then shared with teams that do not have high payrolls
Larry Bird Exception - Correct AnswerAllows a team to re-sign their own free agents, and can pay them more than anyone else. Player has to be on the same team for 3 years.
Early Bird Exception - Correct AnswerLike Bird Exception, but only requires two years. Teams can renounce these rights.
Non-Bird Exception - Correct AnswerNon-Qualifying Veteran Free Agents, Players who finished the season with a given team, who have played no more than one season without clearing waivers or changing teams as a free agent.
Players who were Early Bird free agents, but whose team renounced its right to use the Early Bird exception to re-sign the player.
Players who were to be Larry Bird or Early Bird free agents, were playing on one-year contracts, and were traded mid-season.
Non Taxpayer Mid Level Exception - Correct AnswerTeam can sign player(s) using this money if they are below the apron
Room Mid-Level Exception - Correct AnswerTeam can use if they have salary cap room. This exception cannot be used if the team already has used the Bi-Annual, Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level or Taxpayer Mid-Level exception.
Bi-Annual Exception - Correct AnswerThis exception is available only when a team is below the apron, can only use once every two years, can be split between multiple players. A team that uses its Bi-Annual exception cannot go above the Apron for the remainder of that season. In other words, once a team uses its Bi-Annual exception, it is hard-capped at the Apron
Rookie Exception - Correct Answerteam can sign its 1st round draft pick up to 120% of salary slot even if over cap
Disabled Player Exception - Correct AnswerThis exception allows a team which is over the cap to replace a disabled player who will be out for the remainder of that season (it can also be granted in the event of a player's death). This exception is granted by the league, based on an application from the team and a determination by an NBA-designated physician or Fitness to Play panel that the player is substantially more likely than not to be unable to play through the following June 15.
Minimum player salary exception - Correct AnswerTeams can offer players minimum salary contracts even if they are over the cap. Contracts can be up to two years in length. In a two-year contract, the salary in the second year is specified in the minimum salary scale in effect when the contract was signed
Apron - Correct AnswerTeams above this cannot use the Bi-Annual Exception, have a limited Mid-Level Exception, cannot receive a player in a sign-and-trade
Max salary for player with 0-6 years of service - Correct Answer25% of cap
Max salary for player with 7-9 years of service - Correct Answer30% of cap
Max salary for player with 10+ years of service - Correct Answer35% of cap
Designated Player - Correct AnswerAllows player to jump up one salary bracket, has to receive generally recognized league honors
Generally Recognized League Honors - Correct AnswerMVP, Finals MVP, All-NBA, All-Defense, Most Improved Player, DPOY
Designated Rookie Extension - Correct AnswerA rookie can be chosen by their team to receive an extension to 6 years, and a 25% max
Minimum Contracts - Correct AnswerIncrease as tenure increases, but counts against the cap only for the amount of a 2nd year player to incentivize teams to sign vets
1964 All-Star Game - Correct AnswerPlayers threatened to strike until owners offered a pension plan
1957 - Correct AnswerOwners officially recognized NBA Player's Union [Show Less]