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Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 18 h ago

Pelicans Exercise Options On Fears, Queen, Missi

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

The Pelicans have exercised their team options for 2027/28 on Jeremiah Fears ($8.27MM), Derik Queen ($5.67MM) and Yves Missi ($5.6MM), Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (Twitter link). 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. Fears, the […]

Confidence
45%
Reporter starting tier45unattributed report
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−01 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Jeremiah Fears
Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans · G · 14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 3.4 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $7.90M · next season $8.27M
22
Derik Queen
Pelicans · C · 11.7 pts · 7.1 reb · 3.7 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $5.42M · next season $5.67M
Yves Missi
Yves Missi
Pelicans · C · 5.7 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.51M · next season $5.60M
14
AJ Johnson
Pelicans · G · 3.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.24M · next season $5.49M
New Orleans Pelicans
$196.6M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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