The Clippers have exercised their 2025/26 option on Kobe Brown‘s rookie contract, Law Murray of The Athletic tweets.
Brown is due to make $2,654,692 next season after earning $2,533,920 in ’24/25. The 24-year-old was the 30th overall pick in the 2023 draft out of Missouri.
Brown saw action in 44 regular season games as a rookie, though he only averaged 9.0 minutes per contest. He posted averages of 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists in those 44 games and made 18 starts at the G League level as well.
Brown also appeared in three postseason games but has yet to see any action this season.
With the Clippers signing Kawhi Leonard, Terance Mann and Ivica Zubac to extensions this calendar year, plus James Harden holding a $36.3MM option on his contract for the 2025/26 season, they need some low-cost options to round out the roster. This locks in Brown for another season as he continues to develop his game and attempts to become a rotation player.
Brown excelled in Summer League action, averaging 16.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 4.2 APG.