The NBA granted the Lakers Wednesday a disabled players exception for Jordan Hill worth $1.78 million, according to a team official.
The Lakers can use this exception to sign a free agent for up to one season or acquire a player making up to $1.88 million through a trade. The Lakers don’t plan to use it considering they’re already devoting $100 million in player payroll and $30 million in luxury taxes.
Nonetheless, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has said the team applied for the exception because it gives them added “flexibility.” Even though Hill is expected to stay sidelined for at least six months after having surgery to treat his injured left hip, Kupchak said he had no intentions of filling his roster spot because of Earl Clark’s emergence.
He has cracked double digits in points in eight of the last 12 games since earning a rotating spot after Pau Gasol sat out for five games because of a concussion. Clark soon took the starting power forward position even when Gasol returned to the lineup.
The Lakers applied for the exception on Jan. 15, but the NBA didn’t approve of it until today because it needed to look at the paperwork surrounding Hill’s surgery. The NBA grants the exception only if the injured player must be considered sidelined until at least June 15.
NBA approves Lakers’ disabled players exception for Jordan Hill
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 03:58 PM
Now trade Eblanks!
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 04:10 PM
NBA CBA - http://www.nba.com/..../PDF/CBA101.pdf
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 04:11 PM
cool.
Now trade Eblanks!
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 04:26 PM
Gotcha!
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 04:33 PM
Kupchak said he had no intentions of filling his roster spot because of Earl Clark’s emergence.
This stood out to me the most. I'm glad the FO has realized what Clark brings to our line-up and gives me faith they won't be trading him away too quickly.
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^
LOL look at Goldberg and Great Khali
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Grats on making the Warrior Girls cuzzo!!
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If we somehow land Dwight Howard AND Nash (which is one of the biggest reaches I've posted, don't think that will happen), then yeah...I have no problem with it, because Howard won't allow anyone to take Nash off the dribble 30+ minutes a game.
You should reach more often
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Pau
Hill
Jamesion
Meeks
Blake
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Grats on making the Warrior Girls cuzzo!!
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 06:41 PM
If we somehow land Dwight Howard AND Nash (which is one of the biggest reaches I've posted, don't think that will happen), then yeah...I have no problem with it, because Howard won't allow anyone to take Nash off the dribble 30+ minutes a game.
You should reach more often
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Not many options out there.
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Posted January 30, 2013 - 08:48 PM
Steve Blake's return should quit the lakers calling for delonte west. Meeks getting mins at SG means the 9 man rotation is set
Nash
Kobe
Mwp
Clark
Dwight
Blake
Meeks
Jamison
Pau
Those are our 9 to go to war with
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