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name: contract-rules description: IBL CBA salary cap rules including Bird Rights, veteran minimums, and maximum contracts. Use when working on extensions, free agency, negotiations, or salary calculations.

IBL Contract Rules (CBA)

Salary cap rules from ContractRules class. Used by Extension, FreeAgency, Negotiation, and Waivers modules.

Bird Rights

Threshold

Player must play 3+ consecutive years with the same team.

Raise Percentages

Helper Methods

Copyuse ContractRules;

$hasBird = ContractRules::hasBirdRights($yearsWithTeam); // bool
$raisePercent = ContractRules::getMaxRaisePercentage($yearsWithTeam); // 0.10 or 0.125

Veteran Minimum Salaries

Copy$minSalary = ContractRules::getVeteranMinimumSalary($experience);

Maximum Contract Salaries (First Year)

Copy$maxSalary = ContractRules::getMaxContractSalary($experience);

Salary Exceptions

Mid-Level Exception (MLE)

6-year contract with 10% annual raises:

Copy$mleAmounts = ContractRules::getMLEOffers($years); // array of amounts

Lower-Level Exception (LLE)

Maximum: $145

Copy$lleAmount = ContractRules::LLE_OFFER; // 145

Usage Example

Copyuse ContractRules;

// Calculate max offer for a player
$experience = 8;
$yearsWithTeam = 4;

if (ContractRules::hasBirdRights($yearsWithTeam)) {
    $maxRaise = ContractRules::BIRD_RIGHTS_RAISE_PERCENTAGE; // 0.125
    $maxFirstYear = ContractRules::getMaxContractSalary($experience); // 1275
} else {
    $maxRaise = ContractRules::STANDARD_RAISE_PERCENTAGE; // 0.10
}

// Or get veteran minimum as floor
$minOffer = ContractRules::getVeteranMinimumSalary($experience); // 89

Examples

See examples/ for calculations:

• bird-rights-calculation.php
• veteran-minimum-table.php