The NBA has not taken long to pronounce on the request made by the Warriors to use a Disabled Player Exception worth $ 9.3 million after Klay Thompson’s injury. As expected, this has been granted to Golden State, as reported by the journalist from The Athletic Shams Charania, so the Californians will be able to reinforce their squad so that the absence of the guard affects them as little as possible.
The Disabled Player Exception It is a mechanism by which the NBA allows teams that exceed the salary limit and that have a player who is going to lose for the remainder of the season to replace that player. If, as is the case, this has a certain value, the franchise can incorporate a free agent in exchange for that same figure for a one-year contract, as well as receive via transfer a player who collects that amount and who is in his last year of contract.
In a more clear and summarized way, this means that Golden State has 9.3 million dollars to sign. With the market nearly complete, there are no rumors about who Californians might invest this money with, but there are still a number of men without a contract who might be interested. According to Shams himself, this exception expires on April 19, so the Warriors do not need to add any players urgently.
It should be noted that, if Klay Thompson returns earlier than expected, his return would not affect the player who arrives this way. The guard could therefore return early without this having any negative repercussions, although right now it seems quite unlikely that we will get to see him before the end of the 20-21 course.
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