Team options on players

USballer33 · Post #1 » by **USballer33** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:04 pm

I've noticed on this website that teams like Warriors and Clippers have picked up options on their players. Anyone know when we will pick up options for Hawes, Thompson and Greene?

Post #2 » by **ICMTM** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:46 am

IIRC the Kings picked up Hawes option last season. Thompson and Greene's options are for the 10/11 season, so I think they have to announce them before the 31st of October? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Post #3 » by **KingInExile** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:49 pm

The Kings only picked up the first option year on Hawes (for 09-10), but still have to decide on his 10-11 option year. I would imagine the team will do something within the next week or so...although they may even wait until the end of pre-season.

Post #4 » by **KingInExile** » Sun Nov 1, 2009 7:13 pm

This news seemed to pass without much of a mention, even in The Bee. Options were picked up last week for Hawes, Thompson and Greene.

News Release:

Sunday, October 25, 2009: SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Sacramento Kings today exercised the fourth-year option on center Spencer Hawes and third–year options on forwards Jason Thompson and Donté Greene, it was announced by Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie.

Hawes, currently in his third NBA season, was selected by Sacramento in the first round (10th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft as an undergraduate out of Washington. He has averaged 8.2 points (.464 FGs, .324 3FGs, .660 FTs), 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 0.90 blocks per game in 148 games over his first two seasons.

Thompson was selected by the Kings as a senior out of Rider (12th overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft. He averaged 11.1 points (.497 FGs, .692 FTs), 7.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in 82 games in 2008-09, becoming just the second rookie in the Sacramento-era to play in all 82 contests.

Originally selected by Memphis in the first round (28th overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft as an undergraduate out of Syracuse, Greene joined the Kings after being acquired in a trade with Houston last summer. He averaged 3.8 points (.326 FGs, .260 3FGs, .853 FTs) and 1.6 rebounds per game as a rookie in 2008-09.