July 1, 2025
Additional events on this date:
- Moratorium period begins
- Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet
- Teams can begin signing players to one- or two-year minimum-salary contracts
- Teams can begin signing players to two-way contracts
- Teams can begin signing first-round picks to rookie-scale contracts
- Teams can begin signing second-round picks using the second-round pick exception
- Teams can begin exercising the third- or fourth-year team options for 2026/27 on rookie scale contracts
