Skip to content

Report: Lakers granted Disabled Player Exception for Julius Randle

Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Whether the Los Angeles Lakers applied for a disabled player exception for Steve Nash still isn't known, but ESPN's Marc Stein reports that the team has been granted one for rookie big man Julius Randle.

Stein also reports that the Lakers can use the exception to trade for a player in the final year of his contract making up to $1,598,680.

Disabled player exceptions allow teams that are over the salary cap to add a player to replace one who is out for the season. An NBA-designated doctor has to confirm the prognosis, however.

Randle suffered a broken leg after playing just 14 minutes in his NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on Oct. 28.

Daily Newsletter

Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox