NBA Free Agency: An 8-Step Beginner's Guide 

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6. Restricted free agent:

- What does it mean?

A restricted free agent (RFA) can sign an offer sheet with any team, but the player's original team can retain him by matching the terms of that offer. The original team is said to have the "right of first refusal."

- When is it applicable?

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It is applicable to all contracts that have a clause of Restricted Free Agency in it. A player becomes a restricted free agent when he wants to test the waters of free agency and is contemplating a move to a different franchise who might offer a higher sheet.

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Example:

1. Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic is a restricted Free agent in this summer.

2. Essentially, almost all players become restricted free agents at the end of their rookie contracts.

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