Sources: NBA grants Blazers $5.8M exception
Written by I Dig SportsThe NBA has granted the Portland Trail Blazers a $5.8 million disabled player exception in the wake of center Robert Williams III's season-ending knee injury, sources told ESPN.
The Blazers have a March 10 deadline to use the exception, which would allow them to make a trade, a waiver claim or a free agent signing.
Portland has 15 players under contract, so there are no immediate roster needs to address.
The Blazers -- who are rebuilding with largely a young core of players -- have several other tools available to them, including two trade exceptions ($8.8 million and $8.3 million) and the full $12.4 million non-taxpayer exception. The Blazers are $3.5 million under the luxury tax threshold.
ESPN's Bobby Marks contributed to this report.
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