National Basketball Association Agent Certification-NBA AGENT PRACTICE EXAM LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

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National Basketball Association Agent
Certification-NBA AGENT PRACTICE EXAM
LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

Question: The Apron - Starting with the 2024 offseason, a team over the second apron is

allowed to send cash in a trade? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False




Question: The Apron - Starting with the 2024 offseason, a team over the first and second apron

is allowed to use a pre-existing trade exception. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False




Question: The Apron - If a team is over the second apron in 2024-25, what year is their first-

round pick frozen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔2032




Question: The Apron - If a team is over the second apron in 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, what

year does their first-round pick move back to the end of the first round? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔2032

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Question: Minimum Salary Floor - By the first day of the regular season, a team must have a

minimum salary of_____% of the salary cap. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔90%




Question: Minimum Salary Floor - Starting with the 2024-25 season, a team below the

minimum salary floor will receive a luxury tax distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False




Question: Minimum Salary Floor - The Salary cap for the 2024-25 season is $140.58 million. A

team has $102 million in committed salary. What number does a team need to reach in order to

meet the minimum floor requirement? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔$24 million




Question: Roster Rules - The Grizzlies Ja Morant is suspended for 25-games. When can the

Grizzlies transfer Morant to the suspended list? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔After 5th game




Question: Roster Rules - How many players can a team have on their roster in the offseason? -

CORRECT ANSWER✔✔21

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Question: The Salary Cap - Is the salary cap and tax level allowed to increase more than 10%

each season? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No




Question: The Salary Cap - Can the salary cap decrease from the prior season? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔No




Question: The Salary Cap - What counts against the salary cap? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Free

agent hold, player salaries, and salaries that were terminated




Question: The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the hornets had $16 million in cap space. They

signed John Smith to a one year $16 million contract. What is the maximum amount they can

sign a free agent to? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔$8.0 million




Question: The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nets are over the salary cap but below the

first apron. What is the maximum amount they can sign a player to? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔$12.8 million

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Question: The Salary Cap - Starting on July 1, the Nuggets are over the first apron but $7

million below the second apron. Are they allowed to use the $5.2 million tax mid level

exception? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes




Question: The Salary Cap - The 76ers are right at the first apron. Are they allowed to use more

than $5.2 million of the $12.8 million non-tax midlevel exception? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No




Question: Removing Salary From The Cap - The Bulls Lonzo Ball injured his knee in January

2021 and has not played since. Is Chicago allowed to petiton the NBA to have his salary

removed if his injury is considered career ending? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes




Question: Removing Salary From The Cap - Javale McGee had $11.7 million left on his contract

at the time Dallas waived him. The Mavericks waived him prior to August 31 and used the

stretch provision. How much per year salary for McGee did Dallas take on? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔$2,348,324