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March 5: Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to designate franchise or transition players.
March 11-13: Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2023 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 13 (aka “Legal Tampering Period”)
March 13: Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must exercise options for 2024 on all players who have option clauses in their 2023 contracts.
March 13: Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation.
March 13: Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit a minimum salary tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023contracts who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agency credit.
March 13: Top 51 Rule begins. All clubs must be under the 2024 Salary Cap prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 13: All 2022 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time. The 2024 league year and free agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 13: The first day of the 2022 league year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 16. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the league office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and 11:59:59 p.m., New York time.
March 13: Trading period for 2023 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after the expiration of all 2023 contracts. (Trades can be agreed upon before then but aren’t official until this time).
March 24-27: Annual League Meeting (Orlando, FL)
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