Alright, we’re getting into the meat of the CBA now. The good news is that most of the articles we’re going to dig into are pretty focused. Welcome back to CBA School.
Let’s dive into Article 10: Free Agency!
Article 10 focuses on the different ways players can be free agents. As you can imagine, they all fall into two big bins.
The four types of unrestricted free agents
Group 3 (Section 10.1(a)) is simple, as it refers to any player who has seven accrued years of service or is 27 or older when their standard player contract (SPC) expires.