Right. Here's the part of the OP that I think is relevant: "Approval from the league (based on a determination by an NBA-designated physician) is required for this exception to be used. " And it seems rare that the league grants these exceptions. To continue quoting from that section of the CBA FAQ: Teams sometimes have had difficulty getting the NBA to approve an injury exception. For example, Danny Manning tore an ACL toward the end of the 1997-98 season, yet the NBA did not approve the Suns for this exception. More recently, the Magic did not receive this exception in 2003 for Grant Hill. However, this exception was granted in the 1999 offseason to San Antonio, so they could replace Sean Elliott, who was disabled due to kidney problems. This exception was also granted to Charlotte soon after Bobby Phills was killed.
they just granted one a year ago to Houston for Yao. What makes our situation any different than that? Also, we don't have any open roster spots.
This is interesting: http://knickerblogger.net/knicks-denied-disabled-player-exception-for-mobley/ Knicks denied Disabled Player Exception for Mobley January 31st, 2009 The league, Walsh said, essentially determined that Mobley’s heart condition, which forced him to retire shortly after the Knicks acquired him from the Clippers on Nov. 21, but with which he had played this season, was a pre-existing condition.
My bad, you don't have any open roster spots, but you've only played like 11 players all season long and 2 of them very few minutes.
They also granted one the first time Oden had surgery. The key is that the injury happened before Nov 30th. I would be shocked it we did not get it. As said, it can be used just like the MLE or as a trade exemption. It is atleast something and hopefully Cho can do something with it.
Oden played in an NBA game that season. I hate to be argumentative about this, but the league didn't grant it for Orlando when they had Grant Hill sitting out entire seasons and his career looking like it was over.
Not what was supposed to be his rookie season. Again, I would be shocked if we are denied. Agreed in that we will find out soon and no sense arguing about it.
Just an observation, and I won't post about this further. Did the Clippers get this exception for losing Blake Griffin for his entire rookie season?
Yeah, I think he would have taken the exception and used it if he could. It's 50% of a rookie #1 salary.
Well, if you can show me where they applied and got turned down. You have to ask for it. I doubt they did and got turned down.
The issue with the exception, as I see it, is that it can be used to sign a guy for more than one season. The league sees it as a loophole except in the most dire of circumstances. If the league things there's a .01% chance the player will play 1 game before the season ends, they don't grant it. They didn't grant the exception for the Clippers when Baron Davis was injured a couple years ago, either.
Did the Clippers apply for it? Also, Houston was talking of having Yao back that season, potentially, and the league granted it very quickly. Again, can you show where the Clippers applied.
http://twitter.com/blazersedge Blazers will seek a disabled player exception on center Greg Oden, due to his season-ending knee injury. (I'll be back posting "I told you so" later)
Not about Griffin but from a couple years earlier. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/23/sports/sp-cliprep23 The Clippers still would not qualify for a disabled player exception to add another player to the roster because Brand and Livingston are expected back sometime this season.
