I already did. The one you cited. The one you glanced over and snipped a partial statement out of. The league can only enforce a 12 man minimum. The 13 man minimum is based on dressing more than 12 players that are active(13 to be exact, and as a maximum). It is not a roster minimum, it is about teams that have 13+ active players on their roster, they must dress 13 players as a minimum. If a team has 11, they have 2 weeks to fill the 12th. If a team has 12, they are legal, nothing happens.
Does anyone else understand?
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WOW????
Here is exactly what it reads.
"An NBA team can have a maximum of 15 players on its roster during a season (and up to 20 during the offseason). A team may have 12 or 13 players on its active roster, although it can drop to 11 for up to two weeks at a time. They must suit-up at least eight players for every game. Any remaining players must be on the team's Inactive List, and are ineligible to play in games. A minimum of zero players (if the team has 13 active players) or one (if the team has 12 active players) must be on the team's Inactive List, although a team with 12 active players can drop to zero for up to two weeks at a time.
Teams can temporarily have four players on their Inactive List (bringing their roster size to 16) with league approval in the event of a hardship. A hardship can be deemed to occur when the team has four players who are sick or injured and have missed at least three games, and will continue to be unable to play.
The composition of the Inactive List can change on a game-by-game basis -- no less than 60 minutes prior to tipoff, the team must present to the official scorer a list of the players who will be active for that game. A player can be inactive for as little as one game. While individual teams are only required to carry a minimum of 13 players, (12 active and one inactive), the NBA also guarantees a league-wide average of at least 14 players per team. The league is surcharged if they do not meet this obligation. "
I guess you are confused about what active/inactive and under contract mean.
active=A player that is with the team and can be activated for a game
inactive=A player that is not on the active list and cannot play in games
under contract=total of both active and inactive players under contract
A team is required to carry a minimum of 13 players. That means 13 players need to be under contract. You have to have 13 NBA contracts on your roster.
I am going to pull some quotes out to help you understand.
"remaining players must be on the team's Inactive List, and are ineligible to play in games.
A minimum of zero players (if the team has 13 active players) or
one (if the team has 12 active players) must be on the team's Inactive List, although a team with 12 active players can drop to zero for up to two weeks at a time"
See if you have 13 players on the active list you can have zero on the inactive list.
If you have 12 players on the active list you have to have one on the inactive.
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While individual teams are only required to carry a minimum of 13 players"
This is very clear. Now if you can pull a quote out that contradicts what I stated please do. I am sure you cannot, because one does not exist that is reputable. Right now we have NBA.com/hoopsrumors.com/CBAFAQ.com all stating the same thing. They have all been linked. If you still think 12 is the league minimum for contracts there is little help for you.
