Listing the Current NBA Trade Exceptions

A vital tool within the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is the trade exception. While it come in many flavors, allowing teams to take back salary in return for outgoing players, the Standard Traded Player Exception (STPE) is the type that lasts a full calendar year.mem

For teams that are under the first apron ($172,346,000 for the 2023-24 season), the STPE can be used to take in up to $250,000 more than its value. For instance, a $10 million STPE can bring back a player earning up to $10,250,000 in salaries. Or it can be used to take back two players earning $5,250,000 each (as separate transactions).

Franchises above the first apron don’t get that extra $250,000 in padding, so a $10 million STPE can bring back a player earning up to $10 million. Additionally, after the season, teams above the first apron lose any preexisting trade exceptions.

Starting with in 2024-25, teams will be able to use their Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Salary Exception (NTMLE), Mid-Level Salary Exception for Room Teams (RMLE) and Bi-annual Exception (BAE) as if they were trade exceptions, provided they are under the first apron.

Trade exceptions cannot be combined. The following is the current list of NBA TPEs. Also included are any Disabled Player Exceptions (DPE), which can only be used to acquire a single player whose contract expires after the 2022-23 season.

Team	Amount	Expiring	Player
Atlanta Hawks	$23,019,560	7/8/24	John Collins
	$2,588,400	7/12/24	Usman Garuba
	$2,320,440	7/12/24	TyTy Washington Jr.
Boston Celtics	$3,976,260	7/12/24	Grant Williams
	$89,025	2/7/25	Lamar Stevens
	$2,019,706	2/10/25	Dalano Banton
Brooklyn Nets	$11,928,571	7/8/24	Joe Harris
	$6,802,950	7/8/24	Patty Mills
	$20,357,143	7/8/24	Spencer Dinwiddie
	$9,500,000	7/8/24	Royce O’Neale
Charlotte Hornets	$3,585,600	2/10/25	Gordon Hayward
	$442,826	2/10/25	PJ Washington
Chicago Bulls	$10,232,559	3/11/24	Lonzo Ball (DPE)
Dallas Mavericks	$4,953,980	7/8/24	Dāvis Bertāns
	$4,000,000	2/10/25	Seth Curry
Detroit Pistons	$1,386,800	1/14/25	Marvin Bagley III
	$10,489,600	2/10/25	Alec Burks
	$800,926	2/10/25	Monte Morris
Golden State Warriors	$2,337,720	7/8/24	Patrick Baldwin Jr.
	$2,019,706	2/10/25	Cory Joseph
Houston Rockets	$4,510,000	10/17/24	Kevin Porter Jr.
Indiana Pacers	$159,471	2/10/25	Buddy Hield
Los Angeles Clippers	$559,782	11/1/24	Filip Petrušev
Memphis Grizzlies	$7,492,540	7/8/24	Dillon Brooks
	$12,600,000	2/3/25	Steven Adams
	$1,930,681	2/7/25	Xavier Tillman Sr.
	$2,718,240	2/10/25	David Roddy
Miami Heat	$9,450,000	7/6/24	Victor Oladipo
	$7,243,842	7/6/24	Max Strus
	$6,477,319	1/23/25	Kyle Lowry
Milwaukee Bucks	$2,019,706	2/10/25	Robin Lopez
	$2,019,706	2/10/25	Cameron Payne
Minnesota Timberwolves	$4,000,000	2/10/25	Troy Brown Jr.
New Orleans Pelicans	$5,722,116	1/17/25	Kira Lewis Jr.
New York Knicks	$6,803,012	7/8/24	Obi Toppin
	$5,241,072	7/8/24	RJ Barrett
	$3,873,025	2/10/25	Malachi Flynn
Philadelphia 76ers	$6,831,413	11/1/24	James Harden
	$559,782	11/1/24	Filip Petrušev
	$5,370,370	2/10/25	Furkan Korkmaz
	$4,310,250	2/10/25	Danuel House Jr.
	$2,226,240	2/10/25	Jaden Springer
	$2,019,706	2/10/25	Patrick Beverley
Phoenix Suns	$1,836,096	7/11/24	Isaiah Todd
	$6,500,000	7/17/24	Cameron Payne
	$1,119,563	9/30/24	Toumani Camara
Portland Trail Blazers	$5,785,715	3/11/24	Robert Williams III (DPE)
	$8,778,337	9/30/24	Damian Lillard
	$862,382	10/1/24	Jrue Holiday
San Antonio Spurs	$1,300,000	3/11/24	Charles Bassey (DPE)
Toronto Raptors	$1,379,527	12/30/24	Precious Achiuwa
	$10,171,292	1/17/25	Pascal Siakam
	$1,607,916	2/10/25	Kira Lewis Jr.
Utah Jazz	$6,473,006	2/10/25	Kelly Olynyk
	$3,044,872	2/10/25	Simone Fontecchio
Washington Wizards	$308,380	6/24/24	Kristaps Porziņģis
	$5,379,250	6/24/24	Bradley Beal
	$300,000	6/24/24	Jordan Goodwin
	$9,800,926	7/8/24	Monte Morris
	$1,508,547	7/8/24	Chris Paul
	$3,500,000	1/14/25	Mike Muscala
	$12,402,000	2/10/25	Daniel Gafford