Smith: Nets likely to decline team options on free agents … then likely re-sign them?

Timing is a big part of free agency. Teams that are trying to preserve cap space so they have maximum flexibility often make what may look at first like surprising and perhaps head-scratching moves, then when all the smoke clears things get rectified…

That is basically what Keith Smith wrote for Spotrac Tuesday He reported that the Nets are unlikely to exercise team options on four free agents. Smith predicted that Sean Marks & co. will decline team options on Day’Ron Sharpe, Ziaire Williams, Josh Minott, and Malachi Smith, saving the franchise a little more than $15 million in cap space … then likely re-sign them when the smoke clears.

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Here’s what Smith reported this on Sharpe, Williams Minott and Smith.

Day’Ron Sharpe – $6.5 million team option: Just like a year ago, the Nets would like to keep Sharpe. However, in order to maximize cap space first, they’ll decline Sharpe’s option. But don’t rule out a plan to re-sign him after Brooklyn’s other offseason work is completed.

Ziaire Williams – $6.5 million team option: Everything we wrote about Day’Ron Sharpe applies to Williams as well.

Josh Minott – $2.6 million team option, contract then becomes non-guaranteed: Minott still has rotation potential. For the Nets, who are likely to have a lot of cap space, it doesn’t make sense to keep Minott on this deal. This option will be declined, but Brooklyn could re-sign Minott later.

Malachi Smith – $2.1 million team option, contract then becomes non-guaranteed: Smith showed some stuff after a late-season callup. But, once again, the Nets want to maximize their cap space. Smith will have his option declined, but he could be back on a new deal later in the summer.

How much cap space could Brooklyn have in making those moves? Last week, Yossi Gozlan reported the number could approach $50 million. He also suggested how the Nets could move once they finish dealing with whatever bigger free agency or trade opportunities come along.

 [T]he Nets could get up to a maximum of $47.9 million in cap space by declining team options and waiving non-guaranteed players. That would include the $6.25 million team…

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Publish date : 2026-06-17 15:44:00

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