If the player initiates the arbitration the team must accept the ruling or allow the player to be UFA
If the team initiates the arbitration both parties must accept the ruling. The teams only recourse would be trade I assume.
So... If it comes to arbitration, the player must accept the ruling regardless.
Interesting if I understand this correctly. I wonder what happens if a team initiated arbitration results in a ruling the team cannot afford or become cap compliant with. Could make for some dramatic emergency deals.
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