Report: Nets to apply for disabled-player exception after Jack injury
The Nets already had one of the shortest point-guard rotations in the NBA, and that was before Jarrett Jack's season ended over the weekend because of a torn ACL. Now, Brooklyn is down to just two point guards: Shane Larkin and Donald Sloan.
Whether the Nets play Markel Brown at the point (not recommended for major minutes) or just hand over facilitating to Joe Johnson more often, Brooklyn could find itself yearning for a third point guard at some point. The Nets appear to be setting up for that scenario.
From ESPN's Mike Mazzeo:
Nets GM Billy King says the team plans to apply for the disabled player exception in light of Jarrett Jack's season-ending injury. However, King wants to give reserves Shane Larkin and Donald Sloan a chance to play, as there are no point guards out there on the market who "move the needle."
The disabled player exception allows a team that is over the cap to replace a player who is out for the year. If it is granted the exception, Brooklyn can sign a player for up to 50 percent of Jack's 2015-16 salary. That would be about $3.15 million.
Just because a team applies for the exception doesn't mean it will actually use it, even if the league grants it, which seems perfectly plausible considering Jack's torn ACL and partially torn meniscus is supposed to keep him out for the remainder of the season. The Nets actually received a disabled-player exception two years ago when Brook Lopez sustained a foot injury that kept him off the court for the year. They ended up not using it.
Point guards currently on the market include the recently released Tony Wroten, Phil Pressey and Nate Robinson.
