A couple of Philly's most intriguing options on the free agent market this summer are subject to this quirk. So you should know about it, and some of the players they could target, too.
The Sixers' financial flexibility is no longer the level of asset it was in previous years, now that just about every team in the NBA has room under the new $94 million cap. But still with far more of it than anyone else in the NBA, it's a tool they have the freedom to utilize in all sorts of ways.
One of those ways is naturally through restricted free agency, where players of four years of experience or less are obviously more likely to fit the team's timeline of competitiveness.