Report: The Spurs have utilized for a Disabled Participant Exception on Charles Bassey

As accidents within the entrance court docket proceed to pile up, the Spurs have utilized for a Disabled Participant Exception on Charles Bassey, based on ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. If accepted, the transfer would permit them to have a sixteenth assured roster sport for the remainder of the season, which Bassey will miss with a torn ACL. (In different phrases, they wouldn’t should waive him or anybody else to fill the spot.)

The exception could be price $1.3 million and can be utilized to signal a free agent or declare or commerce for a participant within the final 12 months of his contract, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. The deadline to make use of the open spot could be March 10. If granted, the Spurs could be the fourth group to obtain a DPE this season, together with the Bulls, Grizzlies and Path Blazers.

Bassey tore his ACL whereas enjoying for the Austin Spurs on December 10 and was introduced out for the remainder of the season. Then, final Thursday, Zach Collins twisted his ankle in Portland and has been dominated out for 2-4 weeks with a light-weight sprain. That leaves simply Victor Wembanyama — who’s enjoying on a minutes restriction and out on back-to-backs for the foreseeable future whereas recovering from twisting his ankle 3 times in the previous few weeks — and the seldom-used Sandro Mamukelashvili as the one true facilities on the roster. Additionally they have two-way gamers Dominick Barlow and the just lately signed Mamadi Diakite, though each are undersized for NBA facilities, listed at 6’9”.

If the Spurs obtain a DPE and select to make use of the roster spot on a free agent, notable obtainable facilities embody former Spur Khem Birch, Nerlens Noel, Willy Hernangomez or Montrezl Harrell, amongst others. We’ll maintain you knowledgeable as extra data turns into obtainable.