Qualifying Offers

[Wallace ²]

I was just wondering how the qualifying offers worked in the NBA. Darko has next season, then a team option then a qualifying offer. Is that just the minimum Detroit can offer him? Does he have to accept it? Someone please help me out.

[2pac]

Detroit has to offer the qual offer to him to make him a restricted FA. If they do not, he is unrestricted. Darko can then sign for the QO, or he can try to get a bigger contract from Detroit or anywhere else, but then Detroit can match any offer to him.

[Wallace ²]

Thanks for clearing that up.