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NBA Options, Qualifying Offers Due Before July

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On Monday, the Brooklyn Nets gave Mirza Teletovic a qualifying offer of $4.2 million to make the forward a restricted free agent in July.

Additionally, forward Thaddeus Young opted out of the final year of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent.

All options need to be decided, both player and team, before the end of June.  Franchises also have to make their decisions on qualifying offers before July.

The following is a list of teams and players with team options (TO), player options (PO) or pending qualifying offers (QO).  If a team does not give a QO, that player will become an unrestricted free agent.

Atlanta Hawks: Pero Antic (QO – given, then rescinded)

Boston Celtics: Jae Crowder (QO – given), Luigi Datome (QO – not given)

Brooklyn Nets: Mirza Teletovic (QO – given, then rescinded), Brook Lopez (PO – opted out), Thaddeus Young (Early Termination Option – opted out), Alan Anderson (PO – opted out), Jerome Jordan (QO – not given)

Charlotte Hornets: Al Jefferson (PO – opted in), Bismack Biyombo (QO – not given), Jeffrey Taylor (QO – not given)

Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler (QO – given, along with maximum qualifying offer), Kirk Hinrich (PO – opted in)

Cleveland Cavaliers: Mike Miller (PO – opted in), Tristan Thompson (QO – given), Iman Shumpert (QO – given), Matthew Dellavedova (QO – given), Timofey Mozgov (TO – opted in), LeBron James (PO – opted out), Kevin Love (PO – opted out), J.R. Smith (PO – opted out)

Dallas Mavericks: Raymond Felton (PO – opted in), Al-Farouq Aminu (PO – opted out), Monta Ellis (PO – opted out), Bernard James (QO – not given)

Denver Nuggets: Will Barton (QO – given), Ian Clark (QO – not given), Jameer Nelson (PO – opted out)

Detroit Pistons: Reggie Jackson (QO – given), Cartier Martin (PO – opted in)

Golden State Warriors: Brandon Rush (PO – opted in), Draymond Green (QO-given), Marreese Speights (TO – opted in), Justin Holiday (QO – not given), Ognjen Kuzmic (QO – given, then rescinded)

Houston Rockets: Patrick Beverley (QO – given), K.J. McDaniels (QO – given), Kostas Papanikolaou (TO – opted in)

Indiana Pacers: Roy Hibbert (PO – opted in), David West (PO – opted out), Chris Copeland (QO – not given), Shayne Whittington (QO – not given)

Los Angeles Clippers: None

Los Angeles Lakers: Vander Blue (QO – not given), Ed Davis (PO – opted out), Jordan Hill (TO – opted out)

Memphis Grizzlies: Nick Calathes (QO – given), Jeff Green (PO – opted in)

Miami HEAT: Luol Deng (PO – opted in), Goran Dragic (PO – opted out), Dwyane Wade (PO – opted out), Michael Beasley (TO – opted out)

Milwaukee Bucks: Jared Dudley (Early Termination Option – opted in), Khris Middleton (QO – given)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chase Budinger (PO – opted in), Robbie Hummel (QO – given, then rescinded), Justin Hamilton (QO – not given), Arinze Onuaku (QO – not given)

New Orleans Pelicans: Norris Cole (QO – given), Eric Gordon (PO – opted in), Jeff Withey (QO – given, then rescinded)

New York Knicks: Alexey Shved (QO – not given), Quincy Acy (QO – not given), Travis Wear (QO – not given)

Oklahoma City Thunder: Enes Kanter (QO – given), Kyle Singler (QO – given)

Orlando Magic: Tobias Harris (QO – given), Kyle O'Quinn (QO – given)

Philadelphia 76ers: Henry Sims (QO – not given), Glenn Robinson III (QO – not given)

Phoenix Suns: Brandon Knight (QO – given), Danny Granger (PO – opted in)

Portland Trail Blazers: Steve Blake (PO – opted in), Arron Afflalo (PO – opted out), Joel Freeland (QO – not given)

Sacramento Kings: Derrick Williams (QO – not given)

San Antonio Spurs: Kawhi Leonard (QO – given), Cory Joseph (QO – given, then rescinded), Aron Baynes (QO – not given)

Toronto Raptors: None

Utah Jazz: Joe Ingles (QO – given)

Washington Wizards: Garrett Temple (PO – opted in), Paul Pierce (PO – opted out)

Note: A number of player have non-guaranteed contracts with decision dates before July, like Clippers guard Jamal Crawford and Lakers center Robert Sacre.  Technically if both team and player agree to delay that date to as late as early January, the contract can be amended – although relatively rare.

Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify
Basketball Insiders Senior Writer Eric Pincus
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Updated 8/1/15