NBA free agency 2023 tracker: Full list and status of players with player or team option in contract

Scott Rafferty

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A champion has been crowned. The NBA Draft has come and gone.

Now, it's time for free agency.

This year's free agent class isn't as star-studded and deep as some others in recent memory, but there are still a number of notable players who could change teams in the offseason, from James Harden and Kyrie Irving to Brook Lopez and Jerami Grant.

That list could grow depending on some of the decisions certain players and teams make. Fred VanVleet and Draymond Green headline a group of players with player options for the 2023-24 season that could become free agents, and there are several players with team options.

Below is a full list of players with an option in their contract and their free agency status.

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NBA free agency 2023 tracker: Full list and status of players with player or team option in contract

There has been one trade that involves players with options in their contracts.

The Celtics have acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the Wizards in a three-team trade that includes Marcus Smart, Tyus Jones, Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. Porzingis, Gallinari and Muscala each had player options in their contracts for the upcoming season that they had to exercise for the trade to go through.

In addition to Porzingis, Draymond Green, James Harden, Khris Middleton, Fred VanVleet and Kyle Kuzma are the most notable players with an option in their contract for the 2023-24 season.

PlayerTeamContract typeContract statusSource
Kristaps PorzingisCelticsPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Andre DrummondBullsPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Derrick Jones Jr.BullsPlayer optionDeclineThe Athletic
Lamar StevensCavaliersTeam optionAcceptThe Athletic
Bruce BrownNuggetsPlayer optionDeclineThe Athletic
Alec BurksPistonsTeam optionAcceptDetroit Free Press
Isaiah LiversPistonsTeam optionAcceptDetroit Free Press
Donte DiVincenzoWarriorsPlayer optionDeclineESPN
Draymond GreenWarriorsPlayer optionDeclineThe Athletic
Kenyon Martin Jr.RocketsTeam optionAcceptThe Athletic
Malik BeasleyLakersTeam optionDeclineESPN
Jarred VanderbiltLakersTeam optionAcceptESPN
Xavier TillmanGrizzliesTeam optionAcceptTeam Release
Victor OladipoHeatPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Jevon CarterBucksPlayer optionDeclineHoopsHype
Khris MiddletonBucksPlayer optionDeclineESPN
Nathan KnightTimberwolvesTeam option  
Willy HernangomezPelicansTeam optionDeclineESPN
Herbert JonesPelicansTeam optionDeclineThe Athletic
Naji MarshallPelicansTeam optionAcceptThe Athletic
Josh HartKnicksPlayer optionAcceptThe Athletic
Derrick RoseKnicksTeam optionDeclineNewsday Sports
Miles McBrideKnicksTeam optionAcceptThe Athletic
Lindy Waters IIThunderTeam option  
Goga BitadzeMagicTeam optionAcceptTeam Release
Michael Carter-WilliamsMagicTeam optionDeclineTeam Release
Admiral SchofieldMagicTeam optionDeclineTeam Release
James Harden76ersPlayer optionDeclineESPN
Montrezl Harrell76ersPlayer optionDeclineBleacher Report
Danuel House Jr.76ersPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Ish WainrightSunsTeam optionAcceptThe Athletic
Kevin Knox IITrail BlazersTeam option  
Kessler EdwardsKingsTeam optionAcceptESPN
Fred VanVleetRaptorsPlayer optionDeclineESPN
Gary Trent Jr.RaptorsPlayer optionAcceptBleacher Report
Otto Porter Jr.RaptorsPlayer optionAcceptThe Athletic
Jordan ClarksonJazzPlayer optionAcceptDeseret News
Rudy GayJazzPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Talen Horton-TuckerJazzPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Damian JonesJazzPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Kyle KuzmaWizardsPlayer optionDeclineESPN
Mike MuscalaWizardsPlayer optionAcceptESPN
Danilo GallinariWizardsPlayer optionAcceptESPN

Accept means the player will return to the team they spent the 2022-23 season with. 

Decline means the player will enter free agency.

Scott Rafferty

 

Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.