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. The differences are not relevant to the context
of this page.
Restricted: Player can be made into a restricted free agent by the team,
regardless.of whether they want to be one or not, if they extend them
a qualifying offer. If QO is not offered, the player is instead an unrestricted
free agent.
Unguaranteed/partially guaranteed: .....guess. Guess wildly. Financial
details of such contracts to be found on salary
pages.
Lists accurate as of April 24th 2011. List stopped being updated as of
June 1st 2011.
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.
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