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{{1TC NBA rules}}

These are the obligations that come with running a team, and what happens if you miss one.

== Your obligations ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Obligation
! When
! If you don't
|-
! Check in
| Each off-season
| You are replaced
|-
! Keep your posted roster current, and matching the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet|league spreadsheet]]
| Always
| Free agency bids are invalid; re-signs are blocked
|-
! Exercise or decline every option due that year
| [[NBA:Options#When|Option window]]
| Treated as a decline — the player goes to free agency
|-
! [[NBA:In-Season#Lineups|Set a legitimate lineup]]
| Daily, in-season
| Warnings, then loss of a 2nd-round pick, then a 1st
|-
! [[NBA:Contracts#Notation is a convention, not a rule|Never alter a contract]]
| Always
| Removal from the league
|}

== Check-in ==

Check-in starts the off-season's activities and confirms you are running your team for the coming season. It also reopens trades and brings [[NBA:Trades#Trading picks|another year of draft picks]] into range.

{{Important|A GM who does not check in by the deadline is replaced.}}

[[NBA:Off-Season#This year's dates|Dates]] are announced each year.

== Your posted roster ==

Keeping your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]] current is a standing obligation, not a courtesy, and it gates two things:

* '''[[NBA:Free Agency#Before you bid|Free agency]]''' — without a current roster, every bid you make is invalid
* '''[[NBA:Re-Signing#When|Re-signing]]''' — without one your re-sign thread is locked and no one will verify it

Your post must also '''match the league spreadsheet''', the league's authoritative record of every contract, waiver, and draft pick. It [[NBA:League Spreadsheet#Keep your roster post aligned|wins any disagreement]].

== Posting standards ==

Every transaction has required content. The [[NBA:Contracts#Notation is a convention, not a rule|formats are conventions]], but '''what must be communicated is a rule'''.

'''Title every topic with the player's name''' — except [[NBA:Trades#How to post|trades]], which are titled with the teams involved. The description field carries the move itself for [[NBA:G League#How to post|G League]], [[NBA:Injured Reserve#How to post|IR]], and [[NBA:Options#How to post|option]] topics. The other forums do not use it.

{| class="wikitable"
! Post
! Must carry
|-
| [[NBA:Free Agency#How to post|Free agency bid]]
| The offer and its points total
|-
| [[NBA:Re-Signing#How to post|Re-sign]]
| The 3 Fantrax scores, the average, and the offer
|-
| [[NBA:Waivers#How to post|Waiver]]
| Name, salary, contract length, and the cap hit with its end year
|-
| [[NBA:Trades#How to post|Trade]]
| Full names, contracts, acceptance, and reasoning from every team
|-
| [[NBA:G League#How to post|G League move]]
| The contract, and for a demotion the player's career games played
|-
| [[NBA:Injured Reserve#How to post|IR move]]
| The player and the direction of the move
|-
| [[NBA:Options#How to post|Option]]
| Your decision, the option year, and the contract — for each player with an option decision that year
|}

== If you need to step away ==

Say so rather than going quiet. The league keeps a [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1478 replacement GM list] and hands teams over rather than leaving them idle — a team that goes silent through check-in is reassigned anyway, and handing it over cleanly is better for whoever inherits it.

== See also ==

* [[NBA:Rosters|Rosters]] — what a roster post should contain
* [[NBA:Off-Season|Off-Season]] — check-in and the phases that follow
* [[NBA:In-Season|In-Season]] — daily lineup obligations and enforcement
* [[NBA:Salary Cap|Salary Cap]] — the cap and calculating your cap space

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