NBA Team Option Decisions For 2025/26

Having already created a space to track this offseason’s player option decisions, we’re turning our attention today to team options. Over the next couple months, we’ll use the space below to keep tabs on all the team options for 2025/26, making note of whether they’re exercised or declined.

True team options are different than non-guaranteed salaries, which aren’t listed in the space below. Non-guaranteed salaries are less restrictive and provide a little more flexibility than team options, which clubs must act upon by a specific date (June 29) each year.

However, team options can be useful at the end of a contract, since turning down that option allows the team to retain some form of Bird rights on the player — waiving a player with a non-guaranteed salary doesn’t present that same opportunity. Additionally, a handful of contracts still don’t become fully guaranteed once an option is picked up, giving teams an extra level of flexibility.

The list below doesn’t include rookie scale team options for 2025/26, since those third- and fourth-year options function differently than team options on standard veteran contracts. Those ’25/26 rookie scale team option decisions were made during the 2024 offseason, and can be found here.

The standard team options for 2025/26 are listed below. This list – which can be found anytime under the “Hoops Rumors Features” menu on the right sidebar on our desktop site or on the “Features” page in our mobile menu – will be updated throughout to note the latest decisions as they’re reported and/or announced.

Unless otherwise indicated, a player’s salary will become guaranteed once his team option is exercised.

Atlanta Hawks

• Dominick Barlow ($2,270,735)

Boston Celtics

• JD Davison ($2,270,735)
  • If Davison’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.

Brooklyn Nets

• Keon Johnson ($2,349,578)
  • If Johnson’s option is exercised, his salary would be partially guaranteed for $271,614.
• Jalen Wilson ($2,221,677)
  • If Wilson’s option is exercised, his salary would be partially guaranteed for $88,075.
• Tyrese Martin ($2,191,897)
  • If Martin’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.
• Drew Timme ($1,955,377)
  • If Timme’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Chuma Okeke ($2,546,675)
  • Note: If Okeke’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.

Golden State Warriors

• Gui Santos ($2,221,677)
  • Note: If Santos’ option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.
• Quinten Post ($1,955,377)

Houston Rockets

• Fred VanVleet ($44,886,930)
• Aaron Holiday ($4,901,400)

Indiana Pacers

• Tony Bradley ($2,940,876)

Los Angeles Lakers

• Jordan Goodwin ($2,349,578)
  • If Goodwin’s option is exercised, his salary would be partially guaranteed for $25,006.

Miami Heat

• Keshad Johnson ($1,955,377)

Minnesota Timberwolves

• Luka Garza ($2,349,578)
• Josh Minott ($2,187,699)
  • Note: If Minott’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed until June 28.

New Orleans Pelicans

• Elfrid Payton ($3,153,598)
  • Note: If Payton’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.
• Brandon Boston Jr. ($2,349,578)

New York Knicks

• P.J. Tucker ($3,468,960)
  • Note: If Tucker’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.
• Ariel Hukporti ($1,955,377)
  • Note: If Hukporti’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Ajay Mitchell ($3,000,000)
• Jaylin Williams ($2,187,451)
  • Note: If Williams’ option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.

Orlando Magic

• Moritz Wagner ($11,000,000)
• Gary Harris ($7,500,000)
• Cory Joseph ($3,468,960)
• Caleb Houstan ($2,187,451)
  • Note: If Houstan’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed until June 30.

Philadelphia 76ers

• Lonnie Walker ($2,940,876)
• Jared Butler ($2,349,578)
• Justin Edwards ($1,955,377)

Phoenix Suns

• Vasilije Micic ($8,109,150)

Portland Trail Blazers

• Rayan Rupert ($2,221,677)
  • Note: If Rupert’s option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed until July 1.

Sacramento Kings

• Keon Ellis ($2,301,587)
  • Note: If Ellis’ option is exercised, his salary would remain non-guaranteed.
• Isaac Jones ($1,955,377)