The Los Angeles Clippers are facing an important summer. DeAndre Jordan is an unrestricted free agent and head coach Doc Rivers has limited financial options to improve the roster.
For the sake of this piece, we are going to assume the Clippers have re-signed Jordan to a maximum contract and the team will be operating with the taxpayer's mid-level exception.
Larry Coon, author of the NBA Salary Cap FAQ, describes exactly what this exception entails:
This exception is available only when a team is above the 'apron' (i.e., with a team salary $4 million or more above the tax line).