NBA:Options - Revision history

Sam: Options is the second phase; inline links; section-level targets

2026-10-08T12:50:36Z

Options is the second phase; inline links; section-level targets

Sam: Trim the opening

2026-10-07T21:06:12Z

Trim the opening

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	An option is a non-guaranteed season on a player's contract. It is a team option ~~— the player has no say —~~ decided one season at a time.		An option is a non-guaranteed season on a player's contract. It is a team option, decided one season at a time.

	Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:		Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:

Sam: Manual review edits: leads, Options rename, assorted trims

2026-10-07T20:55:47Z

Manual review edits: leads, Options rename, assorted trims

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	An option ~~year~~ is a season ~~your team '''may''' keep~~ a player ~~for, at his existing salary~~. It is a team option — the player has no say — ~~and you decide~~ one season at a time.		An option is a non-guaranteed season on a player's contract. It is a team option — the player has no say — decided one season at a time.

	Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:		Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:

Sam: Sam moved page NBA:Option Years to NBA:Options: Renamed to Options

2026-10-07T20:55:11Z

Sam moved page NBA:Option Years to NBA:Options: Renamed to Options

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Sam: Grammar: serial commas throughout, plus assorted fixes

2026-10-07T20:26:16Z

Grammar: serial commas throughout, plus assorted fixes

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	== When ==		== When ==

	Options are the '''first phase of the off-season''', before [[NBA:Re-Signing\|re-signing]], the [[NBA:Draft\|draft]] and [[NBA:Free Agency\|free agency]]. For 2026 the window ran July 16 to July 30. Dates are announced each year — see [[NBA:Off-Season\|Off-Season]].		Options are the '''first phase of the off-season''', before [[NBA:Re-Signing\|re-signing]], the [[NBA:Draft\|draft]], and [[NBA:Free Agency\|free agency]]. For 2026 the window ran July 16 to July 30. Dates are announced each year — see [[NBA:Off-Season\|Off-Season]].

	Only the '''upcoming''' season's options are decided. A contract reading <code>(2025, ~2029x)</code> comes up four separate times, once per off-season.		Only the '''upcoming''' season's options are decided. A contract reading <code>(2025, ~2029x)</code> comes up four separate times, once per off-season.

Sam: Title and description inline; add declining example

2026-10-07T18:19:42Z

Title and description inline; add declining example

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 == How to post ==
-Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum. The title is the player's name and the description is your decision:
+Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum. The title is the player's name and the description is your decision — <code>Exercise/Decline</code>.
 The body carries your decision, the option year, and the player's contract:
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 <pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">
 Sonics exercise the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)
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Sam: Document topic title and description for transaction posts

2026-10-07T18:07:52Z

Document topic title and description for transaction posts

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 == How to post ==
-Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum with your decision, the option year, and the player's contract:
+Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum. The title is the player's name and the description is your decision:
 <pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">

Sam: Option Years: exercising before declining, parallel headings, one post example

2026-10-07T17:52:19Z

Option Years: exercising before declining, parallel headings, one post example

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	{{Important\|All three outcomes are final. You cannot revisit a decision once posted, and you cannot recover a player lost by forgetting to post.}}		{{Important\|All three outcomes are final. You cannot revisit a decision once posted, and you cannot recover a player lost by forgetting to post.}}

			=== Exercising ===

			The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap\|cap]].

			It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you exercise, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you exercise, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — exercising is the moment that changes.

	=== Declining ===		=== Declining ===
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	* '''You may not decline an option and then re-sign him.''' [[NBA:Re-Signing\|Re-signing]] is closed to you for that player. Declining is how you let a player go, not a way to reprice him.		* '''You may not decline an option and then re-sign him.''' [[NBA:Re-Signing\|Re-signing]] is closed to you for that player. Declining is how you let a player go, not a way to reprice him.
	* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.		* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.

	~~=== What exercising costs ===~~

	~~The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap\|cap]].~~

	It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you exercise, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you exercise, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — exercising is the moment that changes.

	== How to post ==		== How to post ==
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	Sonics exercise the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)		Sonics exercise the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)
	~~Sonics decline the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)~~
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Sam: Table consistency; standardize exercise/decline, spots, playoffs, cap space, number style

2026-10-07T17:39:44Z

Table consistency; standardize exercise/decline, spots, playoffs, cap space, number style

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	Your own upcoming option decisions are listed at the bottom of your team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet\|league spreadsheet]], and every decision in the league is collected on its '''Options''' tab.		Your own upcoming option decisions are listed at the bottom of your team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet\|league spreadsheet]], and every decision in the league is collected on its '''Options''' tab.

	== ~~Accepting~~ and declining ==		== Exercising and declining ==

	Post ~~'''ACCEPT''' or '''DECLINE'''~~ for every player on your roster with an option for the upcoming season. This is not optional, and silence is not neutral.		Post a decision for every player on your roster with an option for the upcoming season. This is not optional, and silence is not neutral.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! ~~You post~~		! Your decision
	! Result		! Result
	\|-		\|-
	! ~~ACCEPT~~		! Exercise
	\| The option year becomes a guaranteed year at the same salary		\| The option year becomes a guaranteed year at the same salary
	\|-		\|-
	! ~~DECLINE~~		! Decline
	\| The player goes to [[NBA:Free Agency\|free agency]]		\| The player goes to [[NBA:Free Agency\|free agency]]
	\|-		\|-
	! Nothing		! Nothing posted
	\| Treated as a ~~'''DECLINE'''~~ — the player goes to free agency		\| Treated as a decline — the player goes to free agency
	\|}		\|}

			'''Exercise''' and '''decline''' are the terms used here, following the NBA. ''Accept'' and ''pick up'' mean the same thing and are perfectly fine in a post — the forum itself is named ''NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline''.

	{{Important\|All three outcomes are final. You cannot revisit a decision once posted, and you cannot recover a player lost by forgetting to post.}}		{{Important\|All three outcomes are final. You cannot revisit a decision once posted, and you cannot recover a player lost by forgetting to post.}}
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	* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.		* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.

	=== What ~~accepting~~ costs ===		=== What exercising costs ===

	The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap\|cap]].		The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap\|cap]].

	It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you ~~accept~~, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you ~~accept~~, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — ~~accepting~~ is the moment that changes.		It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you exercise, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you exercise, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — exercising is the moment that changes.

	== How to post ==		== How to post ==

	Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum with the player~~, his~~ contract~~, and your decision~~:		Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum with your decision, the option year, and the player's contract:

	<pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">		<pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">
	Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x) ~~— ACCEPT~~		Sonics exercise the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)
			Sonics decline the 2027 option for Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)
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2026-10-07T16:37:45Z

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	Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:		Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:

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	Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)		Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x)
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	Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum with the player, his contract, and your decision:		Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=262 NBA Option Year Pickup/Decline] forum with the player, his contract, and your decision:

	<pre>		<pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">
	Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x) — ACCEPT		Xavier McDaniel (SEA - SF/PF) $2,606,200 (2026, 2027x) — ACCEPT
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	An option is a non-guaranteed season on a player's contract. It is a team option, decided one season at a time.		An option is a non-guaranteed season on a player's contract. It is a team option, decided one season at a time.

	Option years are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:		[[NBA:Contracts#Option years\|Option years]] are marked with a trailing <code>x</code>:

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	Guaranteed through 2026. '''2027 is yours to take or leave.''' ~~See [[NBA:Contracts#Option years\|Contracts]] for the notation, including contracts carrying several options.~~		Guaranteed through 2026. '''2027 is yours to take or leave.'''

	== When ==		== When ==

	Options are the '''~~first~~ phase of the off-season''', before ~~[[NBA:Re-Signing\|~~re-signing]], the ~~[[NBA:Draft\|~~draft]], and ~~[[NBA:Free Agency\|~~free agency]]. For 2026 the window ran July 16 to July 30~~. Dates are announced each year — see [[NBA:Off-Season\|Off-Season]]~~.		Options are the '''second phase of the [[NBA:Off-Season\|off-season]]''', after check-in and before re-signing, the draft, and free agency. For 2026 the window ran July 16 to July 30.

	Only the '''upcoming''' season's options are decided. A contract reading <code>(2025, ~2029x)</code> comes up four separate times, once per off-season.		Only the '''upcoming''' season's options are decided. A contract reading <code>(2025, ~2029x)</code> comes up four separate times, once per off-season.

	Your own upcoming option decisions are listed at the bottom of your team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet\|league spreadsheet]], and every decision in the league is collected on its '''Options''' tab.		Your own upcoming option decisions are listed at the bottom of your team's tab on the [[NBA:League Spreadsheet#In the off-season\|league spreadsheet]], and every decision in the league is collected on its '''Options''' tab.

	== Exercising and declining ==		== Exercising and declining ==
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	=== Exercising ===		=== Exercising ===

	The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap\|cap]].		The salary is unchanged: the same annual figure, now guaranteed for that season. It counts in full against your [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it\|cap]].

	It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you exercise, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you exercise, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — exercising is the moment that changes.		It also extends your '''waiver exposure by exactly one season'''. Before you exercise, that year carried no dead money if you released him; after you exercise, waiving him produces a [[NBA:Waivers#Which years\|cap hit]] through that year. Options are cheap to hold and cheap to walk away from — exercising is the moment that changes.
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	A declined player enters the free agent pool. Two consequences:		A declined player enters the free agent pool. Two consequences:

	* '''You may not decline an option and then re-sign him.''' [[NBA:Re-Signing\|Re-signing]] is closed to you for that player. Declining is how you let a player go, not a way to reprice him.		* '''You may not decline an option and then re-sign him.''' [[NBA:Re-Signing#When\|Re-signing]] is closed to you for that player. Declining is how you let a player go, not a way to reprice him.
	* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.		* He is an ordinary free agent, so any team may bid — including yours, at open-market prices rather than his option salary.