As I noted last month, October 31st represents this year's deadline not only for fourth-year players to sign rookie scale extensions, but also for option decisions on second- and third-year players.
All of the players listed below are under contract with their respective teams for the 2012/13 season, but only have team options for 2013/14. Their clubs must decide by Halloween whether to lock up these guys for '13/14 for the contract amount indicated in parentheses, or to let them become unrestricted free agents.
That October 31st deadline is still three weeks away, and many of the decisions on these players won't become official until much closer to that date, but we'll be tracking every decision right here for the rest of the month. You can find our rookie contract 2013/14 option tracker anytime on the right sidebar under "Hoops Rumors Features." Here's the list to date, with updates to come as decisions are announced:
76ers
Evan Turner ($6.68MM) – Exercised
Bobcats
Bismack Biyombo ($3.05MM) – Exercised
Kemba Walker ($2.57MM) – Exercised
Bucks
Tobias Harris ($1.55MM) – Exercised
Larry Sanders ($3.05MM) – Exercised
Ekpe Udoh ($4.47MM) – Exercised
Bulls
Jimmy Butler ($1.11MM) – Exercised
Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving ($5.61MM) – Exercised
Tristan Thompson ($4.06MM) – Exercised
Celtics
Avery Bradley ($2.51MM) – Exercised
Clippers
Eric Bledsoe ($2.63MM) – Exercised
Grizzlies
Quincy Pondexter ($2.23MM) – Exercised
Heat
Norris Cole ($1.13MM) – Exercised
Hornets
Al-Farouq Aminu ($3.75MM) – Declined
Xavier Henry ($3.2MM) – Declined
Greivis Vasquez ($2.15MM) – Exercised
Jazz
Alec Burks ($2.2MM) – Exercised
Derrick Favors ($6.01MM) – Exercised
Gordon Hayward ($3.45MM) – Exercised
Enes Kanter ($4.51MM) – Exercised
Kings
DeMarcus Cousins ($4.92MM) – Exercised
Jimmer Fredette ($2.44MM) – Exercised
Knicks
Iman Shumpert ($1.7MM) – Exercised
Magic
Christian Eyenga ($2.12MM) – Waived
Nikola Vucevic ($1.79MM) – Exercised
Mavericks
Dominique Jones ($2.3MM) – Declined
Nets
MarShon Brooks ($1.21MM) – Exercised
Nuggets
Kenneth Faried ($1.37MM) – Exercised
Jordan Hamilton ($1.17MM) – Exercised
Pacers
Paul George ($3.28MM) – Exercised
Pistons
Brandon Knight ($2.79MM) – Exercised
Greg Monroe ($4.09MM) – Exercised
Raptors
Ed Davis ($3.15MM) – Exercised
Rockets
Cole Aldrich ($3.25MM) – Declined
Lazar Hayward ($2.12MM) – Waived
JaJuan Johnson ($1.14MM) – Waived
Marcus Morris ($1.99MM) – Exercised
Patrick Patterson ($3.11MM) – Exercised
Spurs
Cory Joseph ($1.12MM) – Exercised
Kawhi Leonard ($1.89MM) – Exercised
Suns
Wesley Johnson ($5.42MM) – Declined
Markieff Morris ($2.09MM) – Exercised
Thunder
Reggie Jackson ($1.26MM) – Exercised
Timberwolves
Ricky Rubio ($4MM) – Exercised
Derrick Williams ($5.02MM) – Exercised
Trail Blazers
Luke Babbitt ($2.9MM) – Declined
Nolan Smith ($1.42MM) – Declined
Elliot Williams ($2.37MM) – Declined
Warriors
Klay Thompson ($2.32MM) – Exercised
Wizards
Trevor Booker ($2.35MM) – Exercised
Jordan Crawford ($2.16MM) – Exercised
Kevin Seraphin ($2.76MM) – Exercised
Chris Singleton ($1.62MM) – Exercised
Jan Vesely ($3.34MM) – Exercised
John Wall ($7.46MM) – Exercised
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