re: Justin Hamilton signs with Croation team

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That may be related to the quirk in the system that allows him to be counted as a Croatian national. Similar to foreigners that get drafted but don't come over right away.

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Not exactly right. Jarvis Varnado who also is in the Heat system is from Tennessee, but was drafted by the Heat and stashed in Europe for a few seasons.

I'm not exactly sure of how the rule works, but you can retain the rights to a player you drafted for a few years as long as you continue to offer contracts to the players.

Example

Basically teams offer non-guaranteed contracts to the players. The other player signs overseas and the team retains the rights of the player till the next season, when they repeat the process.