In what would be the first move of new interim (and potentially full-time) general manager James Jones, the Phoenix Suns have applied for a disabled player exception for the injured Darrell Arthur. If granted by the league, the Suns will have more flexibility to acquire another player to reinforce their young lineup this season.
Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The Phoenix Suns have applied for a disabled player exception with the NBA for Darrell Arthur. Arthur was acquired in trade with Brooklyn.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 10, 2018
Arthur went through a roller-coaster ride of an offseason this summer. After falling out of the Denver Nuggets' rotation last year, the team shipped him to the Brooklyn Nets in the Kenneth Faried deal. Just a few days later, Arthur found himself on the move again as the Nets traded him to the Suns for Jared Dudley and a draft pick. People then predicted that the Suns would just buy out his contract and release him to free agency.
But it appears Arthur is still recuperating from an injury, which forced the Suns to apply for the disabled player exception given the necessity for them to add more talent, and specifically a point guard.
The team's selected replacement player may be signed for a maximum salary of either 50% of the injured player's salary, or the mid-level exception for a non-luxury tax paying team, whichever is less. Since this exception is dependent on a player being seriously injured, it requires an NBA-assigned physician to verify the extent of the injury.
Earlier this year, Arthur picked up his player option and will be paid $7 million this season.
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