Cavaliers get envelope to replace Collin Sexton | NBA

In the same way that Denver hoped for a return of Michael Porter Jr. this season, Collin Sexton had not ruled out the idea of ​​returning to the playoffs after his meniscus tear in his left knee. ” We’ll see “he said.

Except that, as for the winger of Denver, for the NBA, it seems already seen everything since the Cavaliers obtained a “Disabled Player Exception” to replace him, tells us The Athletic.

This recruitment envelope represents half of Collin Sexton’s salary this season, or $3.17 million and, as a reminder, it is allocated when an independent doctor has determined that the player in question will not be able to play again from the campaign…

As with the Nuggets, the Ohio franchise now has until March 10 to use it.

#cavs have been granted a disabled player exception worth $3.17 million for the season-ending loss of Collin Sexton, sources tell @TheAthletic. March 10 deadline for the DPE.

— Kelsey Russo (@kelseyyrusso) February 2, 2022

Disabled Player Exception : when a franchise loses a player for a long period, it can ask the NBA to take advantage of an additional envelope to recruit a player. This “derogation”, granted after a study of the medical file, makes it possible not to count the salary of the injured player, and to offer a contract to his replacement for an amount equal to 50% of the salary of the injured player. With this envelope, you can sign a free player or a player on the cut list, but also make a transfer. The duration of the contract of the player acquired by this exception cannot exceed one year, and with this envelope, only one player can be acquired.