The Cavaliers have received a disabled player exception as a result of Collin Sexton‘s knee injury, tweets Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. The exception will be worth a little more than $3.17MM, which is half of Sexton’s $6,349,671 salary this season.
Sexton has been out of action since suffering a torn meniscus in early November. He underwent surgery on November 19 and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. This is the second DPE of the season for the Cavaliers, who also received an $8.9MM exception following an injury to Ricky Rubio.
The disabled player exception can be used to sign a free agent, to claim a player off waivers or to acquire a player in a trade. It can only be used on a single player and can only accommodate a player on a one-year deal. A free agent signee can’t get a multiyear contract, and any trade or waiver target must be in the final year of his contract.
The exception also doesn’t open up a spot on the 15-man roster, so the Cavs would have to create a roster opening before they could use the DPE. Cleveland also has a DPE worth $8.9MM as a result of Ricky Rubio‘s torn ACL. The team will have a March 10 deadline to use the exceptions before they expire.
Sexton has reported progress with his rehab and has expressed hope that he might be able to return for the playoffs. He will be a restricted free agent this summer if Cleveland makes an $8.56MM qualifying offer.
This could be the difference between the Bulls and Cavs getting Schröder
I would think Rondo & Pangos ($5.3) for Shroder ($5.9) would be a popular trade in Boston, no? RR won a ‘ship there. Confidence for the playoffs.
Shroder would make a good Sexton in CLE for a year, maybe more if Rubio is prioritized in signing. Again, playoff confidence.
And fight Bulls for Paul Millsap with Sexton dpe
Great.
(I would have loved a James-Zydrunas-Milsap pairing back in the day. Almost happened, like a James-Z-Boozer. J-Z-Gooden or J-Z-Varejao was not bad but less of a fit. I’m not just dreaming of my hometown team drafting the best player instead of the bum they did pick: the Cavs did have Boozer, but got gamed into losing him… and in Milsap’s year, the Cavs were trying to draft a friend to run with James, looking for a) a good influence, and b) a terrific vertical jump. Milsap fell in the draft bc he made scouts nervous— I never heard why. Cavs took Shannon Brown.
… x% sure, reporting from Ohio.)
That was a many-faceplants story. Back to the present…
Sebch : i hope cavs dont trying to get millsap.they had enough big.bulls really need big.
The Sexton and Rubio exceptions can’t be combined, correct? It’s my understanding that they’d have to be used separately but I’m not sure
You are correct, Mr. Chaney.