Nets to finally apply for DPE on Jeremy Lin Monday

Brian Lewis reports that the Nets will finally apply for a disabled player exception (DPE) on Jeremy Lin Monday, the deadline for DPE applications. The DPE will give the Nets an additional $6 million in cap space to play with at the February 8 deadline or before.

The #Nets will file with the #NBA for an Disabled Player Exception for Jeremy Lin before tomorrow's deadline, according to a source. @jlin7

— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) January 14, 2018 DPE applications usually take about a week to clear the NBA league medical office. However, there are several restrictions on the DPE, mainly that it can only be used on a player with an expiring contract. It can be used in a signing, a trade or…