Association Bird Rights Board

Bird Rights eligibility and declaration review

Rules Quick Reference

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Eligibility

  • A player becomes Bird Rights eligible after being kept for 4 consecutive seasons by the same franchise. Bird Rights transfer with the player in a trade.

Using Bird Rights above the soft cap

  • Declare one eligible rostered player by the keeper deadline.
  • Keep the full 12-player roster and forfeit the free-agency auction.
  • Remain at or below the $482 hard cap and acknowledge the luxury-tax obligation.

Bird Rights Board

Bird Rights declarations, eligible player pools, and the cap impact of the declared player when present.

TeamManagerEligible PlayersDeclared Bird Rights PlayerValidCap ImpactNotes
Amherst SpeedstersJimJames Harden—Yes$0—
Boston BombersJorge SKevin Durant | DeMar DeRozan—Yes$0—
Brooklyn PhoeniksKilla——Yes$0—
Chennai SteveBlakeExpressPrasanaHerbert Jones—Yes$0—
Chicago SunroofersRickJaylen Brown | Josh Giddey | Zion WilliamsonJaylen BrownYes$86Valid only through Bird Rights / full-roster over-cap path.
Flint Tropicstaylor——Yes$0—
Frankfurt 17ersBGAnthony Edwards | De'Aaron Fox | Michael Porter Jr. | Franz Wagner | Paolo Banchero | Jusuf Nurkić—Yes$0—
Gotham Great DanesDaneDarius Garland | Desmond Bane | Jonathan Kuminga—Yes$0Missing keeper submission.
Kings Landing KingsWalsonBam Adebayo | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Aaron GordonBam AdebayoNo$122Bird Rights over-cap path requires keeping the full 12-player roster.
Miami MoneymenBlue Cagez——Yes$0Missing keeper submission.
NY Knickerbockers4EVRL8Josh Hart—Yes$0—
Rucker Park BustersKnicksTapeKarl-Anthony Towns | Chet Holmgren | Cam Thomas | Ayo Dosunmu—Yes$0—
Salt Lake City SoakersAbel——Yes$0—
Syracuse SparrowsteddyJalen Green—Yes$0—
Titanes de San Juanluifeton romanJalen Brunson | Scottie Barnes | Miles Bridges—Yes$0—
Van City GrizzliesKooksJalen Williams—Yes$0—