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A champion has been crowned. The NBA Draft has come and gone.

Now, it’s time for free agency.

This year’s free agent class isn’t as star-studded and deep as some others in recent memory, but there are still a number of notable players who could change teams in the offseason, from James Harden and Kyrie Irving to Brook Lopez and Jerami Grant.

That list could grow depending on some of the decisions certain players and teams make. Fred VanVleet and Draymond Green headline a group of players with player options for the 2023-24 season that could become free agents, and there are several players with team options.

Below is a full list of players with an option in their contract and their free agency status.

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NBA free agency 2023 tracker: Full list and status of players with player or team option in contract

There has been one trade that involves players with options in their contracts.

The Celtics have acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the Wizards in a three-team trade that includes Marcus Smart, Tyus Jones, Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. Porzingis, Gallinari and Muscala each had player options in their contracts for the upcoming season that they had to exercise for the trade to go through.

In addition to Porzingis, Draymond Green, James Harden, Khris Middleton, Fred VanVleet and Kyle Kuzma are the most notable players with an option in their contract for the 2023-24 season.

Player Team Contract type Contract status Source
Kristaps Porzingis Celtics Player option Accept ESPN
Andre Drummond Bulls Player option Accept ESPN
Derrick Jones Jr. Bulls Player option Decline The Athletic
Lamar Stevens Cavaliers Team option Accept The Athletic
Bruce Brown Nuggets Player option Decline The Athletic
Alec Burks Pistons Team option Accept Detroit Free Press
Isaiah Livers Pistons Team option Accept Detroit Free Press
Donte DiVincenzo Warriors Player option Decline ESPN
Draymond Green Warriors Player option Decline The Athletic
Kenyon Martin Jr. Rockets Team option Accept The Athletic
Malik Beasley Lakers Team option Decline ESPN
Jarred Vanderbilt Lakers Team option Accept ESPN
Xavier Tillman Grizzlies Team option Accept Team Release
Victor Oladipo Heat Player option Accept ESPN
Jevon Carter Bucks Player option Decline HoopsHype
Khris Middleton Bucks Player option Decline ESPN
Nathan Knight Timberwolves Team option    
Willy Hernangomez Pelicans Team option Decline ESPN
Herbert Jones Pelicans Team option Decline The Athletic
Naji Marshall Pelicans Team option Accept The Athletic
Josh Hart Knicks Player option Accept The Athletic
Derrick Rose Knicks Team option Decline Newsday Sports
Miles McBride Knicks Team option Accept The Athletic
Lindy Waters II Thunder Team option    
Goga Bitadze Magic Team option Accept Team Release
Michael Carter-Williams Magic Team option Decline Team Release
Admiral Schofield Magic Team option Decline Team Release
James Harden 76ers Player option Decline ESPN
Montrezl Harrell 76ers Player option Decline Bleacher Report
Danuel House Jr. 76ers Player option Accept ESPN
Ish Wainright Suns Team option Accept The Athletic
Kevin Knox II Trail Blazers Team option    
Kessler Edwards Kings Team option Accept ESPN
Fred VanVleet Raptors Player option Decline ESPN
Gary Trent Jr. Raptors Player option Accept Bleacher Report
Otto Porter Jr. Raptors Player option Accept The Athletic
Jordan Clarkson Jazz Player option Accept Deseret News
Rudy Gay Jazz Player option Accept ESPN
Talen Horton-Tucker Jazz Player option Accept ESPN
Damian Jones Jazz Player option Accept ESPN
Kyle Kuzma Wizards Player option Decline ESPN
Mike Muscala Wizards Player option Accept ESPN
Danilo Gallinari Wizards Player option Accept ESPN

Accept means the player will return to the team they spent the 2022-23 season with. 

Decline means the player will enter free agency.

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