{
  "id": 19362096,
  "title": "Seven NBA players had their options declined. Here’s what happens next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/seven-nba-players-had-their-options-declined-heres-what-happens-next",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T16:42:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seven-nba-players-had-options-164253827.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the HoopsHype show, hosts Cyro Asseo and Sam Yip discussed the seven players from the 2024 NBA draft class who had their fourth-year options declined. Together, the total value of these options amounted to approximately $46.7 million. The deadline for declining these options was Monday, November 2nd, which was moved from its usual date of October 31st due to the latter falling on a weekend. When a team declines a player's option, the player stays with the team for the remainder of the season and becomes an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2027, unless a trade occurs.",
  "summary": "Breaking down seven 2024 NBA Draft picks whose options were declined, why teams moved on, what history tells us, and who can still thrive.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}