Report: NBA grants Warriors $9.3M disabled participant exception initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bayarea

What has lengthy been assumed has now reportedly been confirmed.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday night time, citing sources, that the Warriors have been granted a disabled participant exception (DPE) because of Klay Thompson’s season-ending Achilles damage.

The Golden State Warriors have been granted a Disabled Participant Exception value $9.Three million because of the season-ending lack of Klay Thompson, sources inform @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. It expires on April 19.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 26, 2020

With the DPE, the Warriors can both signal a free agent to a one-year contract value as much as $9.Three million or commerce for a participant whose wage is the same as or lower than that worth and has one 12 months remaining on his contract. The exception can’t be mixed with every other belongings and can expire on April 19.

The Warriors can use the DPE at any time previous to the expiration date, however for a large number of causes, it is perhaps some time till they really achieve this. The DPE is a precious asset with which the Warriors may considerably improve their roster, however contemplating the extreme tax penalties that might end result from utilizing it, they’re going to doubtless wait till a worthwhile alternative presents itself to take action — if it ever does.

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Along with the DPE, the Warriors sill have roughly $3.5 million remaining of the taxpayer mid-level exception (MLE) with which they may signal a participant.

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