With the NBA Finals over, multiple players have option dates due within the next few weeks. Free agency begins on June 30, 2022, but all options will have been exercised or not by the day before.
There are exactly 21 players with pending team options and 19 players with player options. Two of which have already been decided on with Thunder center Derrick Favors officially picking up his $10.2 million player option. Also, JaMychal Green and Trey Burke will exercise their respective $8.2 million and $3.3 million player options to facilitate their recent trades.
While there are several other no-brainer decisions out there, most option decisions historically are made on the day they’re due. Here is a rundown of all 40 players with options and a prediction of their outcome.