Decisions On 2027/28 Rookie Scale Team Options

All the players whose options will be exercised or declined by Nov. 2 are already under contract for the 2026/27 season. Their teams will have to make a decision on whether they want to lock in those players’ contracts beyond the coming season, picking up or turning down team options for the 2027/28 campaign.

For players who signed their rookie scale contracts in 2024 and have already been in the NBA for two years, teams must decide on fourth-year options for 2027/28. For players who just signed their rookie deals last year and only have one season of NBA experience under their belts, teams will already be faced with a decision on third-year options for ’27/28.

In many cases, these decisions aren’t difficult ones. Rookie scale salaries are affordable enough that it usually makes sense to exercise these team options, even if a player isn’t a key cog on the roster. And for those players who do have a significant role on a team’s roster, the decision is even easier — it’s not as if the Hornets will consider turning down their option on Kon Knueppel, for instance.

Still, we’ll wait for a trusted reporter, the NBA, a player (or his agent), or a team itself to confirm that an option is indeed being exercised or declined, and we’ll track that news in this space.

Listed below are all the rookie scale decisions for 2027/28 team options that clubs must make by Nov. 2. This list will be updated through the deadline as teams’ decisions are reported and announced. The salary figures listed here reflect the cap hits for each team.

Here are the NBA’s rookie scale team option decisions for 2027/28 salaries:

Atlanta Hawks

• Devin Carter (fourth year, $7,370,896)
• Asa Newell (third year, $3,560,880)

Boston Celtics

• Baylor Scheierman (fourth year, $4,952,992)
• Hugo Gonzalez (third year, $3,062,640)

Brooklyn Nets

• Egor Demin (third year, $7,578,240)
• Nolan Traore (third year, $4,193,040)
• Drake Powell (third year, $3,709,320)
• Ben Saraf (third year, $3,172,920)
• Danny Wolf (third year, $3,081,840)

Charlotte Hornets

• Kon Knueppel (third year, $11,017,560)
• Tidjane Salaun (fourth year, $10,445,632)
• Liam McNeeley (third year, $3,040,320)

Chicago Bulls

• Rob Dillingham (fourth year, $8,763,215)
• Matas Buzelis (fourth year, $7,584,283)
• Noa Essengue (third year, $5,972,760)

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Jaylon Tyson (fourth year, $5,641,500)

Dallas Mavericks

• Zaccharie Risacher (fourth year, $17,434,636)

Denver Nuggets

• DaRon Holmes (fourth year, $5,547,137)

Detroit Pistons

• Ron Holland (fourth year, $11,491,183)

Golden State Warriors

• None

Houston Rockets

• Reed Sheppard (fourth year, $14,041,624)

Indiana Pacers

• None

Los Angeles Clippers

• Yanic Konan Niederhauser (third year, $3,018,480)

Los Angeles Lakers

• Dalton Knecht (fourth year, $6,452,859)

Memphis Grizzlies

• Zach Edey (fourth year, $8,067,936)
• Cedric Coward (third year, $6,286,920)
• AJ Johnson (fourth year, $5,493,393)
• Walter Clayton (third year, $4,390,320)

Miami Heat

• None

Milwaukee Bucks

• Kel’el Ware (fourth year, $7,135,992)
• Kasparas Jakucionis (third year, $4,024,440)

Minnesota Timberwolves

• Cody Williams (fourth year, $7,669,890)
• Terrence Shannon Jr. (fourth year, $5,054,159)
• Joan Beringer (third year, $4,621,200)

New Orleans Pelicans

• Jeremiah Fears (third year, $8,271,960)
• Derik Queen (third year, $5,673,840)
• Yves Missi (fourth year, $5,595,827)

New York Knicks

• Pacome Dadiet (fourth year, $5,373,608)

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Nikola Topic (fourth year, $7,482,209)
• Jared McCain (fourth year, $6,784,268)
• Thomas Sorber (third year, $5,120,400)

Orlando Magic

• Tristan Da Silva (fourth year, $6,138,466)
• Jase Richardson (third year, $3,282,000)

Philadelphia 76ers

Phoenix Suns

• Khaman Maluach (third year, $6,617,160)
• Ryan Dunn (fourth year, $5,025,553)

Portland Trail Blazers

• Donovan Clingan (fourth year, $9,550,298)
• Yang Hansen (third year, $4,864,920)

Sacramento Kings

• Nique Clifford (third year, $3,418,800)

San Antonio Spurs

• Dylan Harper (third year, $13,607,760)
• Stephon Castle (fourth year, $12,670,139)
• Carter Bryant (third year, $5,390,640)

Toronto Raptors

• Collin Murray-Boyles (third year, $6,966,000)
• Ja’Kobe Walter (fourth year, $5,870,172)

Utah Jazz

• Ace Bailey (third year, $9,976,560)
• Isaiah Collier (fourth year, $4,988,948)

Washington Wizards

• Alex Sarr (fourth year, $15,611,798)
• Tre Johnson (third year, $9,061,680)
• Bub Carrington (fourth year, $7,257,729)
• Kyshawn George (fourth year, $5,435,892)
• Will Riley (third year, $3,864,000)