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[October 31, 2016]
Oct 30 (The Sports Xchange) -
The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the fourth-year contract options on
center Joel Embiid and guard Nik Stauskas on Sunday, as well as the
third-year option on forward Jahlil Okafor.
The Sixers selected the 7-foot, 250-pound Embiid with the third
overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He missed the first two seasons
recovering from two foot surgeries. Embiid, 22, has averaged 17
points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in two games this season.
Stauskas, selected eighth overall by the Sacramento Kings in the
2014 draft, was acquired by the Sixers as part of a trade on July
10, 2015. In his first season with the Sixers, the 23-year-old
Stauskas appeared in 73 games (35 starts) and averaged 8.5 points,
2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25 minutes per contest.
Okafor was selected by the 76ers with the third overall pick in the
2015 draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team after
averaging 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds on 51 percent shooting from
the field in 30 minutes per game.
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The Brooklyn Nets picked up the 2017-18 options on forwards Rondae
Hollis-Jefferson and Chris McCullough. The clauses exercised are the
third-year options in each player's contract.
Hollis-Jefferson averaged 5.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 29 games as
a rookie last season. He has started each of Brooklyn's three games
this season.
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McCullough averaged 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 24 games as a
rookie. He has played in one game (four minutes) this season.
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Charlotte announced that it exercised its third-year contract option
on forward/center Frank Kaminsky.
The 23-year-old Kaminsky enters his second season after appearing in
81 games as a rookie averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2
assists in 17.3 minutes per game.
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He was selected by the Hornets ninth overall in the first round of
the 2015 NBA Draft. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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