The Houston Rockets plan to petition the NBA for a Disabled Player Exception (DPE) for Fred VanVleet, which would allow them to access $12.5 million of his $25 million salary if deemed likely to miss the season. However, the team currently lacks the cap space to utilize this exception, though they prefer to have it available for potential future use.
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