Brian Lewis reports that the Nets will finally apply for a disabled player exception (DPE) on Jeremy Lin Monday, the deadline for DPE applications. The DPE will give the Nets an additional $6 million in cap space to play with at the February 8 deadline or before.
The #Nets will file with the #NBA for an Disabled Player Exception for Jeremy Lin before tomorrow's deadline, according to a source. @jlin7
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) January 14, 2018
DPE applications usually take about a week to clear the NBA league medical office.