Grizzlies' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Exercises Player Option

Grizzlies' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope exercises player option

Grizzlies wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did the expected and exercised his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season.

Sources: Caldwell-Pope picks up option with Griz

Veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his $21.6 million player option with the Grizzlies for the 2026-27 season, sources tell ESPN.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope exercises $21.6M option

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Memphis Grizzlies has decided to pick up his player option for the 2026-27 season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The veteran guard will earn $21.6 million next year and is now positioned to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2027. The move was largely expected, as Caldwell-Pope was […] The post Kentavious Caldwell-Pope exercises $21.6M option appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Grizzlies' Caldwell-Pope Exercising 2026/27 Player Option

Veteran Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his player option for next season, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (via Twitter). Caldwell-Pope will earn $21.6MM in 2026/27. He’s on track for unrestricted free agency next summer. The move was expected, as Caldwell-Pope was unlikely to approach that $21.6MM figure on the open market. Caldwell-Pope, who was acquired from Orlando last summer in the Desmond Bane trade, made 51 appearan…