The Brooklyn Nets have some decisions to make this offseason as they seek to add to the roster while maximizing cap space for various transactions along the way. Aside from bringing in outside free-agents and making trades, Brooklyn still has to make decisions to Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams and it seems like the Nets are giving themselves more time to figure it out.
Per multiple reports on Saturday, the Nets pushed back the deadline on center Day’Ron Sharpe’s $6.25 million team option by one day, seemingly giving both parties time to come to an agreement. As Spotrac’s Keith Smith pointed out, Jun. 29 is the final day for decisions to be made on player/team options across the league for contracts that are guaranteed.
With that being said, forward Ziaire Williams also has a $6.25 million team option that has to be decided on Monday and how Brooklyn addresses those options could be an indication of their future plans. As Smith wrote recently, the Nets will probably decline the options on both players, but it would be with the goal of re-signing them while allowing the team the most cap space possible.
Sharpe, 24, is coming off a 2025-26 season in which he averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 60.1% from the field and 67.8% from the free-throw line. With Nic Claxton being traded to the Chicago Bulls, Sharpe is in line to begin next season as the starting center, barring Brooklyn acquiring another center before the season starts.
Williams, 24, put forth averages of 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 42.5% from the floor and 34.3% from deep. With Williams coming off arguably the best season of his career and Sharpe having another solid year as the backup center, Brooklyn will likely find ways to re-sign both players even if their options are declined on Monday.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Report: Nets push back deadline on Day’Ron Sharpe’s team option
Reporting by Sharif Phillips-Keaton, Nets Wire / Nets Wire
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