Barkley exception (in light of the Hornets 2 million for Phills)

Achebe · Jan 15, 2000

Whatever happened to the Barkley exception?

I believe Popeye made reference to it in a post a few weeks back: about it's rejection by the league. This must have passed me by. What criteria does the league use to grant salary slots? Is Barkley's impending retirement an issue?

heypartner · Jan 16, 2000

I've said in the past as well that Barkley's injury can give us money to use for a replacement, following Popeye's lead. We really are wrong. Technically, feasable. But no chance. This isn't the same as Phills.

Carolina gets no cap relief for Phills for 2 years...and no replacement player exception...see below. We can get nothing for Barkley, if he retires!! And we get no replacement player if there is no likelihood of the player returning to play. Clearly the case with Barkley.

The CBA does not allow cap compensation for career-ending injuries or death the year of the retirement. There is a waiting period of 2 years (can you believe that!!). Given that Barkely doesn't count towards the cap next year anyhow, we get nothing for his retirement.

here's some tidbits from the CBA:

A player who dies or who suffers a career-ending injury or illness, and whose contract is terminated, may be excluded from his team's salary cap total. If the death, injury, or illness occurs between July 1 and December 31, the salary can be excluded beginning on the second July 1 following the death, injury, or illness. If the termination occurs between January 1 and June 30, the salary can be excluded beginning two years after the death, injury, or illness. However, a team may decide not to terminate the contract and continue to pay the player. For example, the Lakers continued to pay Magic Johnson after he was forced to retire because of his HIV status, so his salary still counted against their cap.

Teams do not receive an exception to acquire a replacement player if a player's contract is terminated, even if for death or medical reasons.
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As for the Replacement player scenario of the Disabled Player Exception.

That is a futile attempt by the Rockets to get, because it is intended for someone that conceivably can come back to play. The NBA treats career-ending stuff under the Magic Johnson scenario above.

If a player is disabled between July 1 and November 30, the team must acquire the replacement player within 45 days. If the player is disabled between December 1 and June 30, and the physician determines that the player will be out the entire following season as well, then the team has until October 1 to sign a replacement. If the disabled player comes back sooner than expected, then he may be activated immediately, and the replacement player (or exception, if it hasn't been used yet) is not affected.

Teams have had difficulty getting the NBA to approve an injury exception. For example, Danny Manning tore an ACL toward the end of the 97-98 season, yet the NBA would not approve them for an injury exception. However, this exception was granted in the 1999 offseason to San Antonio, so they could replace Sean Elliott, who was disabled due to kidney problems. A vote of the NBA Board of Governors is actually required for an injury exception to be granted.
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[This message has been edited by heypartner (edited January 15, 2000).]

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