Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 18 h ago
Grizzlies Exercise Options On Fears, Queen, Missi
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The Pelicans have exercised their team options on the 2027/28 contracts of Jeremiah Fears ($8.27MM), Derik Queen ($5.67MM) and Yves Missi ($5.6MM), Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype reports. Additionally, they will decline their team option on AJ Johnson ($5.49MM) for the 2027/28 season, which will make him an unrestricted free agent after this season (Twitter […]
Confidence
45%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans · G · 14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 3.4 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $7.90M · next season $8.27M
Memphis Grizzlies
$161.1M · under the cap · 22 contracts · cap sheet
New Orleans Pelicans
$196.6M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Jeremiah Fears → Grizzlies
Send out at least $3.82M
The Grizzlies are under the cap, so to take on $7.90M they need to send out $3.82M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Derik Queen → Grizzlies
Send out at least $2.58M
The Grizzlies are under the cap, so to take on $5.42M they need to send out $2.58M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Yves Missi → Grizzlies
Fits into cap room
The Grizzlies are under the cap and can absorb $3.51M without matching salary.
AJ Johnson → Grizzlies
Fits into cap room
The Grizzlies are under the cap and can absorb $3.24M without matching salary.
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