October 31st represents the deadline for players entering the fourth year of rookie-scale contracts to sign extensions, but that’s not the only piece of business NBA teams must address by Halloween. Clubs also have to decide whether to exercise or decline 2014/15 options for rookie-scale players heading into their second or third NBA seasons.
The players listed below are already on guaranteed contracts with their respective teams for the 2013/14 season, but only have team options for 2014/15. These players’ clubs must decide by Halloween whether to lock them up for ’14/15 for the contract amount indicated in parentheses, or to let them become unrestricted free agents next summer. As Chuck Myron of Hoops Rumors wrote in September, many of these guys are locks to have their options picked up, but that’s not the case for all of them.
That October 31st deadline is still several weeks away, and many of the decisions on these players won’t become official until much closer to that date, but we’ll be tracking every decision right here for the rest of the month. You can find our rookie contract 2014/15 option tracker anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.” Here’s the list to date, with updates to come as decisions are announced:
76ers
- Arnett Moultrie (3rd year, $1,136,160) – Exercised
- Royce White (3rd year, $1,793,520) – Waived
- Tony Wroten (3rd year, $1,210,080) – Exercised
Bobcats
- Bismack Biyombo (4th year, $3,873,398) – Exercised
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (3rd year, $5,016,960) – Exercised
- Kemba Walker (4th year, $3,272,091) – Exercised
Bucks
- John Henson (3rd year, $1,987,320) – Exercised
- Brandon Knight (4th year, $3,553,917) – Exercised
Bulls
- Jimmy Butler (4th year, $2,008,748) – Exercised
- Marquis Teague (3rd year, $1,120,920) – Exercised
Cavaliers
- Kyrie Irving (4th year, $7,070,730) – Exercised
- Tristan Thompson (4th year, $5,138,430) – Exercised
- Dion Waiters (3rd year, $4,062,000) – Exercised
- Tyler Zeller (3rd year, $1,703,760) – Exercised
Celtics
- MarShon Brooks (4th year, $2,179,354) – Declined
- Jared Sullinger (3rd year, $1,424,520) – Exercised
Hawks
- Jared Cunningham (3rd year, $1,260,360) – Declined
- John Jenkins (3rd year, $1,312,920) – Exercised
Heat
- Norris Cole (4th year, $2,038,206) – Exercised
Jazz
- Alec Burks (4th year, $3,034,356) – Exercised
- Enes Kanter (4th year, $5,694,674) – Exercised
Kings
- Jimmer Fredette (4th year, $3,110,796) – Declined
Knicks
- Iman Shumpert (4th year, $2,616,975) – Exercised
Magic
- Maurice Harkless (3rd year, $1,887,840) – Exercised
- Tobias Harris (4th year, $2,380,594) – Exercised
- Andrew Nicholson (3rd year, $1,545,840) – Exercised
- Nikola Vucevic (4th year, $2,751,260) – Exercised
Nuggets
- Kenneth Faried (4th year, $2,249,768) – Exercised
- Evan Fournier (3rd year, $1,483,920) – Exercised
- Jordan Hamilton (4th year, $2,109,294) – Declined
Pelicans
- Anthony Davis (3rd year, $5,607,240) – Exercised
- Austin Rivers (3rd year, $2,439,840) – Exercised
Pistons
- Andre Drummond (3rd year, $2,568,360) – Exercised
Raptors
- Terrence Ross (3rd year, $2,793,960) – Exercised
- Jonas Valanciunas (3rd year, $3,678,360) – Exercised
Rockets
- Terrence Jones (3rd year, $1,618,680) – Exercised
- Donatas Motiejunas (3rd year, $1,483,920) – Exercised
Spurs
- Cory Joseph (4th year, $2,023,261) — Exercised
- Kawhi Leonard (4th year, $2,894,059) — Exercised
Suns
- Marcus Morris (4th year, $2,943,221) – Exercised
- Markieff Morris (4th year, $2,989,239) – Exercised
- Miles Plumlee (3rd year, $1,169,880) – Exercised
Thunder
- Reggie Jackson (4th year, $2,204,370) – Exercised
- Perry Jones III (3rd year, $1,129,200) – Exercised
- Jeremy Lamb (3rd year, $2,202,000) – Exercised
Timberwolves
- Ricky Rubio (4th year, $5,070,686) – Exercised
- Derrick Williams (4th year, $6,331,404) – Exercised
Trail Blazers
- Meyers Leonard (3rd year, $2,317,920) – Exercised
- Damian Lillard (3rd year, $3,340,920) – Exercised
- Thomas Robinson (3rd year, $3,678,360) – Exercised
Warriors
- Harrison Barnes (3rd year, $3,049,920) – Exercised
- Festus Ezeli (3rd year, $1,112,880) – Exercised
- Klay Thompson (4th year, $3,075,880) – Exercised
Wizards
- Bradley Beal (3rd year, $4,505,280) – Exercised
- Kendall Marshall (3rd year, $2,091,840) – Waived
- Chris Singleton (4th year, $2,489,530) – Declined
- Jan Vesely (4th year, $4,236,287) – Declined
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