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

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8. Two way Free Agent:

- What does it mean?

A two-way free agent is a restricted Free Agent at the conclusion of a two-way Contract if he was on the NBA team’s active or inactive list for 15 or more days of the NBA regular season in the last season of said contract, provided that the team makes a Qualifying Offer to the player.

- When is it applicable?

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This is applicable to all players who were on a two-way contract which have ended and now have become restricted free agents after their current NBA team did not offer them a new contract.

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- Example:

1. Mason Plumlee is a two way restricted free agent for the 2018-19 season.

This was a small guide to the basic rules and terms that are used in the NBA during the trading that we see and are thrown around everywhere.

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Edited by Amulya Shekhar
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