Glossary of terms and that:
Team option: Team has the option to extend the contract to already dictated
terms.
Player option/early termination option: Player has the option to extend
the contract to already dictated terms. They're basically the same thing,
even though they aren't.
Restricted: Player has just completed fourth year of first round rookie
contract and, assuming his team extends the necessary qualifying offer,
is to enter restricted free agency.
Option on restriction: Player has three years or less experience in the
NBA and, assuming his team extends the necessary qualifying offer, is to
enter restricted free agency. But they might not choose to do so. The only
exception to those eligible are those on first round rookie contracts who
had an option declined, like Cedric Simmons.
Unguaranteed/partially guaranteed: .....ooh, guess. Guess wildly. Details
of such bobbins to be found on
salary
pages.
Lists accurate as of June 29th 2009. Players ranked by ability.....loosely.
Don't get anal about mild disagreements. I didn't spend ages working out
a meticulous list for my subjective viewpoints. It's just an approximation.
Also note:
Just because the people with options are on this list, it
doesn't mean they actually WILL become free agents. They just can. Some
certainly will, some certainly won't. Use your own sense on that. It'll
be known at the time, and not before then.
