<P> The exception was eliminated for teams above the tax apron following the 2011 NBA lockout as many high spending teams were using this as a tool to gain top paid players . </P> <P> A team cannot use this exception in consecutive years; a team that used it in 2016--17 (under the 2011 CBA) cannot use it in 2017--18 (under the 2017 CBA). It also cannot be used by a team that has already used an MLE in the same season . Additionally, once a team uses the bi-annual exception, the tax apron becomes a hard salary cap for the remainder of that season . </P> <P> The NBA allows teams to sign their first - round draft choices to rookie "scale" contracts even if their payroll exceeds the cap . </P> <P> The 2017 CBA introduced two - way contracts between NBA teams and players in the NBA G League (formerly the D - League). Before the 2017 CBA, all D - League players were contracted directly with the league, and all D - League players could be called up by any NBA team, regardless of whether they were affiliated with the player's D - League team . Now, each NBA team can sign two players to contracts that allow them to assign the players to the G League without risk of being "poached" by another NBA team . The players signed to such deals benefit by receiving a considerably higher salary than other G League players while in that league, as well as earning a prorated share of the NBA minimum rookie salary for each day they are with their contracted NBA team . Salaries of two - way players are not included in salary cap calculations . Additionally, a team can convert a two - way contract to a standard NBA contract at any time, with the player's salary becoming the NBA minimum for the player's years of service, prorated from the time of the conversion; a converted contract also does not count in cap calculations . </P>

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