There’s arguably no team out there deserving to get a break than the L.A. Clippers. On Tuesday, they got one, as the NBA has granted the team’s application for a disabled player exception, per Shams Charania of The Vertical.
Sources: The NBA has granted the Clippers a $2.75M disabled player exception for the loss of guard Patrick Beverley for the season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 5, 2017
This move is primarily to cover for the loss of a knee injury of injured Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, who saw his season end after going under the knife on Nov. 22 to mend a microfracture and a torn meniscus.
Per Larry Coon’s indispensable Salary Cap FAQ, the Clippers can use that exception by signing a free agent for a season with that player’s salary amounting to 50 percent of what Beverley is making this season. According to Spotrac, Beverley is on the Clippers’ book this season for $5.51 million. Another way the Clippers could utilize the said exception is by trading for a player who is in the last year of his contract and is not earning above 50 percent of Beverley’s salary on top of an additional $100,000. Lastly, the Clippers can scoop up a player from the waivers following the same conditions.
Beverley is the only Clipper who could be used by the team to avail the disabled player exception, as the team doesn’t have other players ruled out for the season due to injuries. Nevertheless, the Clippers have several banged up bodies to treat including Blake Griffin, Milos Teodosic, and Danilo Gallinari, who are all sidelined with different injuries.
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