Front offices have two months to decide whether to guarantee a third or fourth season for players still on rookie-scale contracts. All decisions on 2026-27 team options must be filed with the league by Oct. 31, 2025.
The players listed below are already under contract for 2025-26. By Halloween, clubs must either pick up the option—locking in the salary shown—or decline it and allow the deal to expire next summer. Most rookie-scale salaries remain low enough that the majority of options are expected to be exercised, but each outcome will be tracked as teams make their calls.
2026-27 Rookie-Scale Team Options
Atlanta Hawks
Zaccharie Risacher — third year, $13,826,040
Kobe Bufkin — fourth year, $6,904,203
Boston Celtics
Baylor Scheierman — third year, $2,744,040
Brooklyn Nets
Noah Clowney — fourth year, $5,414,034
Dariq Whitehead — fourth year, $5,366,911
Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Miller — fourth year, $15,104,626
Tidjane Salaun — third year, $8,237,880
Nick Smith Jr. — fourth year, $4,890,067
Chicago Bulls
Matas Buzelis — third year, $5,715,360
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jaylon Tyson — third year, $3,658,560
Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II — fourth year, $7,239,130
Olivier-Maxence Prosper — fourth year, $5,259,383
Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther — fourth year, $4,826,931
DaRon Holmes — third year, $3,372,120
Detroit Pistons
Ausar Thompson — fourth year, $11,117,925
Ron Holland — third year, $9,069,600
Marcus Sasser — fourth year, $5,198,983
Golden State Warriors
Brandin Podziemski — fourth year, $5,679,458
Houston Rockets
Amen Thompson — fourth year, $12,258,609
Reed Sheppard — third year, $11,108,880
Indiana Pacers
Jarace Walker — fourth year, $8,478,541
Ben Sheppard — fourth year, $5,031,668
Los Angeles Clippers
Kobe Brown — fourth year, $4,792,058
Los Angeles Lakers
Dalton Knecht — third year, $4,201,080
Memphis Grizzlies
Zach Edey — third year, $6,332,760
Miami Heat
Jaime Jaquez Jr. — fourth year, $5,939,141
Kelel Ware — third year, $4,654,920
Milwaukee Bucks
None
Minnesota Timberwolves
Rob Dillingham — third year, $6,889,320
Terrence Shannon Jr. — third year, $2,801,640
New Orleans Pelicans
Jordan Hawkins — fourth year, $7,021,895
Yves Missi — third year, $3,512,760
New York Knicks
Pacome Dadiet — third year, $2,983,680
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace — fourth year, $7,420,806
Nikola Topic — third year, $5,429,760
Orlando Magic
Anthony Black — fourth year, $10,106,315
Jett Howard — fourth year, $7,337,938
Tristan Da Silva — third year, $3,991,200
Philadelphia 76ers
Jared McCain — third year, $4,422,600
Phoenix Suns
Ryan Dunn — third year, $2,784,240
Portland Trail Blazers
Scoot Henderson — fourth year, $13,585,523
Donovan Clingan — third year, $7,519,920
Kris Murray — fourth year, $5,315,004
Sacramento Kings
Devin Carter — third year, $5,158,080
San Antonio Spurs
Victor Wembanyama — fourth year, $16,868,246
Stephon Castle — third year, $10,015,920
Toronto Raptors
Gradey Dick — fourth year, $7,131,510
JaKobe Walter — third year, $3,811,800
Utah Jazz
Taylor Hendricks — fourth year, $7,805,900
Keyonte George — fourth year, $6,563,925
Cody Williams — third year, $6,015,600
Brice Sensabaugh — fourth year, $4,862,237
Isaiah Collier — third year, $2,763,960
Washington Wizards
Alex Sarr — third year, $12,370,680
Bilal Coulibaly — fourth year, $9,240,012
Cam Whitmore — fourth year, $5,458,310
Bub Carrington — third year, $4,900,560
AJ Johnson — third year, $3,237,120
Kyshawn George — third year, $3,108,000
Dillon Jones — third year, $2,884,440
The list will be updated as each decision is officially reported.
Source: Hoops Rumors
