The Houston Rockets are anticipated to petition the NBA for a Disabled Participant Exception for Fred VanVleet. As a way to get the exception, a panel would want to find out that VanVleet is considerably extra more likely to miss the rest of the season than he’s to return this season. If VanVleet had been to recuperate extra shortly than anticipated, there could be no restrictions on him returning this season, even when the DPE was already granted and used.
If the Rockets are permitted for a DPE, that exception can be for half of VanVleet’s present $25 million wage, which might quantity to $12.5 million. Nonetheless, there are some restrictions.
A DPE can solely be used to signal a participant to a rest-of-season contract value as much as $12.5 million, or to amass a participant through commerce who’s on a real expiring contract (no choices) and makes $12.5 million or much less.
As well as, Houston at the moment would not have room below their first-apron laborious cap to make use of an exception of this measurement. Nonetheless, groups favor to have the exception obtainable in case they do have the power to make use of it later within the season.
