Jon Hamm for Bleacher Report: “As a result, OKC keeps nearly $5 million of the exception
alive through November; It can be used to facilitate future trades if needed. The Thunder also retain a smaller so-called “Room Exception” worth around $2 million for the rest of the regular season. They have long planned to keep this exception available, and it could help them bid for players who are bought out between now and March 1. In essence, the Thunder have acquired Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis, Grant—and now McDermott and Gibson—by trading Ibaka.