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Thunder: More FAQs about Russell Westbrook and the Designated Player Exception

The Thunder has a chance to extend Russell Westbrook an additional five years this summer with what’s called the Designated Player Exception.

I wrote about the DPE for Thursday’s Oklahoman (you can read that story here), but subscriber Craig Blankenship emailed me with some solid additional questions about the exception which I couldn't get dive into fully in my story.

You could write a War and Peace-sized novel on the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the finer details of the DPE and every stipulation tied into each rule of the CBA. Even if you go by the current CBA to figure out how much Westbrook could earn in the upcoming years, there’s no guarantee the new CBA (which will kick in July 1) won’t have changes which alter contracts and franchise’s attempts to plan ahead.