Can The Rockets Get Disabled Player Exception?

Rocketboi · Dec 16, 2010

The NBA granted the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers disabled player exceptions for the injuries to Udonis Haslem and Greg Oden, respectively, which will put the two players out of the lineup for an extended period of time.

The exceptions are valued at half of the players' season salaries. In the case of Oden, the Blazers will receive a $3,380,262 exception. In the case of Haslem, the Heat will receive a $1,750,000 exception.

Disabled player exceptions can be used for 45 days to sign or trade for a single player.
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I mean im pretty sure yao is going to be out for the rest of the year....could the rockets be able to get the disable player exception for yao?

or how does this work?

asmith8266 · Dec 16, 2010

No but I think he can redshirt...

rockets934life · Dec 16, 2010

DISABLED PLAYER EXCEPTION -- This exception allows a team which is over the cap to acquire a replacement for a disabled player who will be out for the remainder of that season (if the player is disabled between July 1 and November 30) or the following season (if the player is disabled after November 30). This exception can also be granted in the event of a player's death. This exception can only be used to acquire one player. The maximum salary for the replacement player is 50% of the injured player's salary, or the average salary, whichever is less (see question number 25 for the definition of "average salary"). Approval from the league (based on a determination by an NBA-designated physician) is required for this exception to be used. This exception can be used to sign a free agent, or to create room to accept a salary in trade. When used for trade, the team may acquire a player whose salary (including any trade bonus) is up to 100% of this exception plus $100,000 (not 125%). Also see question number 20 for more information on the availability and use of this exception.

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, 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 is not affected. However, if the disabled player comes back before the exception is used, then the exception is lost.

Teams sometimes have had difficulty getting the NBA to approve an injury exception. For example, Danny Manning tore an ACL toward the end of the 1997-98 season, yet the NBA did not approve the Suns for this exception. More recently, the Magic did not receive this exception in 2003 for Grant Hill. 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. This exception was also granted to Charlotte soon after Bobby Phills was killed.

Don't confuse this exception with the salary cap relief teams can apply for a year after losing a player to a career-ending injury or death (see question number 55). This exception allows a team to acquire a replacement player. The salary cap relief removes a contract from the books.
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john_l · Dec 16, 2010

Hmm... I would wonder more at whether his contract is insured and whether the insurance will pay the remainder of his 2010-11 deal. If that is the case, he will be *extremely* attractive to a team that needs to shed cap and has cashflow problems.

dachuda86 · Dec 16, 2010

I guess we didn't need to trade JT to free up that roster spot after all.

saintja2 · Dec 16, 2010

We have the exception from the Ariza trade. The exceptions cannot be combined so I don't really see us needing another. We also have the expirings of Battier and Jeffries to make trades with.

Les Alexander probably doesn't want to pay luxury tax for a team that at the moment isn't going to compete for a championship.

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And we already got one for Yao last year, which probably prevents us from getting anything. And If we got the exception, would we be even able to use it next summer as an "MLE" if we are under the cap? Will there even be exceptions after the new CBA is negotiated? Too many unknowns there.. :grin:

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