One of many uncertainties in the Nets’ off-season is whether — and how — they will use the $18.1 million traded player exception (TPE) generated in the Kevin Durant trade. At the time of the trade, Sean Marks reworked the original two-team deal with the Suns into a four-team trade, adding the Pacers and the Bucks to the mix. Instead of a $7.9 million TPE, the Nets wound up with one more than twice as large. It’s the biggest exception of any kind in the NBA. It doesn’t expire till next year’s deadline.
At the time, John Hollinger of The Athletic called it “one of the rare exceptions large enough to do some real damage in the offseason.