Nilbog’s Free Agency uses a continuous waiver system in which teams bid funds from their Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) to obtain new players. Please see below for highlights.
Once a player’s game starts, he will remain on waivers until Wednesday, at 3:00 AM EST.
While a player is on waivers, teams may blind bid for him using their available FAAB. Once the initial waiver period is over Wednesday morning, the highest bidding team will have the player added to their roster, and their bid amount removed from their FAAB.
After Wednesday, waivers process again each day at 3:00 AM EST. Once a player’s game starts, the waiver period resets to the next Wednesday.
Free Agent Acquisition Budget
At the end of each season, a marginal tax will be levied on FAAB above $100. Tax information can be found in the section below.
After taxes, an additional $100 in FAAB will be provided.
This budget will roll over to the next season as your new starting FAAB budget for the year.
FAAB Tax Rates and Information
2024 Recap
The soft cap on FAAB for the end of 2024 was $500. If you ended the season with FAAB over $500 you have less in 2025.
The tax rates for the end of the 2024 season were as follows:
Taxable FAAB
Marginal Rate
$0 – $100
0%
$101 – $200
10%
$201 – $300
20%
$301 – $400
30%
$401 – $500
40%
$501+
50%
2025 Information
The soft cap on FAAB for the end of 2025 will be $400. If you end the season with FAAB over $400 you will have less in 2026. Additionally, there will be a hard cap of $450 meaning it will not be possible to have more than $450.
The tax rates at the end of the 2025 season will be as follows:
Taxable FAAB
Marginal Rate
$0 – $100
0%
$101 – $200
25%
$201 – $300
25%
$301 – $400
50%
$401 – $500
50%
$500+
100%
2026 Information
The soft cap on FAAB for the end of 2026 will be $300. The hard cap will be $350.
The tax rates at the end of the 2026 season will be as follows:
Taxable FAAB
Marginal Rate
$0 – $100
20%
$101 – $200
40%
$201 – $300
40%
$301 – $400
50%
$401+
100%
2027 and Beyond
The soft cap on FAAB for the end of 2027 will be $200. The hard cap will be $300.
These tax rates are not scheduled to change beyond 2027.
The tax rates for 2027 and beyond will be as follows:
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