Brian Windhorst: Warriors could use Kristaps Porzingis' contract as a $25 million trade exception

Brian Windhorst, a well-known sports analyst, revealed that the Golden State Warriors could potentially utilize Kristaps Porzingis' contract as a $25 million trade exception. The analyst explained that trade exceptions function differently from regular trade exceptions. While regular trade exceptions allow teams to acquire a player while receiving up to 125 percent of their salary back, Porzingis' contract seems to function as a $25 million trade exception that doesn't require the acquiring team to pay anything.

The analyst suggested that it is not surprising if the Warriors consider using Porzingis' contract in this manner, especially since they were expecting him to report to camp, a situation that might have been overlooked by the Warriors.