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Originally Posted by FiZth
Does anybody know, when Butler will miss rest of the season, can we trade Butler and then this other team would be able to apply for a disabled player exception? So that this trade partner of ours could save 5 million right away?
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thats not how the exception works.
Disabled Player Exception: Allows a team that is over the cap to acquire a replacement for a disabled player who will be out for either the remainder of that season (for in-season injuries/deaths) or the next season (if the disability occurs during the offseason). The maximum salary of the replacement player is either 50% of the injured player's salary, or the average salary, whichever is less. This exception requires an NBA-designated doctor to verify the extent of the injury.
he'd have to be out until the end of next season for this to be worth it because the injury happened after nov 30th.