June 13
Miami Heat Point Guard Goran Dragic is exercising his $19.2 million player option next season. Dragic averaged 13.7 points per game and almost five assists last season.
Memphis Grizzlies Center Jonas Valanciunas is declining is $17.6 million player option to become an unrestriced free agent. Valanciunas was traded midseason from the Toronto Raptors and wants to negotiate a long-term deal with Memphis, sources say.
June 15
Brooklyn Nets Forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will become an unrestriced free agent after Brooklyn didn’t offer him the qualifying offer.
June 18
Former All-Star Center Al Horford has declined his $30.1 million player option to look become an unrestricted free agent and leave Boston to look for a three or four year deal elsewhere.
Sacramento Kings Forward Harrison Barnes declined his $25.1 million player option to become an unrestriced free agent.
June 19
Milwaukee Bucks Forward Khris Middelton is declining his $13 millon player option to become an unrestriced free agent. Middelton and the Bucks are working towards a long term deal for the All-Star Forward.
June 20
The New Orleans Pelicans have picked up the team option on Center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor was key in retaining, due to the end of the Center/Forward Anthony Davis era, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers almost a week ago.