Golden State Warriors: 5 important implications of a canceled season

5 implications the canceled season has on the Golden State Warriors

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3. What about the Iguodala trade exception?

When the Warriors traded fan-favorite Andre Iguodala in the offseason, they took a big hit in the short term, but one of the longer-term benefits was that it created a $17.2 million trade exception.

What’s a trade exception? Good question.

Long story short, essentially the Warriors can acquire a player, or players, via trade that match the salary of the player (Iguodala) that was traded away, without having to send a matching salary back to the team involved in the trade.

$17.2 million could net the Warriors a quality veteran to contribute to a championship team.

However, it comes with a catch.

The Warriors must use this exception by July 6.

If the season is canceled, that could have an effect on this date, or it could not, but regardless, it’s a sneakily important timeline for Dubs fans to keep an eye on.

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