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1. Dwight Howard declines player option, will become free agent

Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard has opted out of his contract and will become a free agent on July 1.

Howard, 30, averaged just 13.7 points and attempted just 8.5 field goals per game in 2015-16, his lowest numbers since his rookie season with Orlando in 2004-05.

Howard had an opportunity to remain with Houston, but declined a player option that would have paid him $23.2 million.

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and newly hired coach Mike D'Antoni praised Howard's efforts and welcomed him back if he was willing to play a different style. That style wouldn't allow him to become a focal point of the offense, particularly in the post, or in some cases the second-option. With D'Antoni in charge, the Rockets will continue their presence as a 3-point-shooting team, use more pick-and-roll plays and have a desire to go younger at center, using Clint Capela, a 22-year old who played in
a career-high 77 games last season.

Howard, who didn't play well in his one season with the Los Angeles Lakers when D'Antoni was the coach, didn't seem excited to play in that system again.

Health was an issue at the start of last season with Howard as he couldn't participate in back-to-back games due to a sore back. As the season progressed, Howard played in back-to-back games and didn't have any limitations, but the Rockets went in a different direction offensively, leaving him seeking more opportunities.

Howard said he spoke with Morey about increasing his involvement in the offense but was told things weren't changing.

So now Howard is officially gone from the Rockets and starts a new journey with his fourth NBA team.

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Dirk Nowitzki opts out of deal with Mavs, will be free agent on July 1

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki opted out of his contract Tuesday, which will make him an unrestricted free agent July 1, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN that Nowitzki, who faced a Wednesday deadline to either become a free agent or lock himself into an $8.7 million next season, formally notified the club of his intentions with one day to spare.

After premature reports in May that he had already come to a decision, Nowitzki weighed whether to opt in or opt out for much of the past month before ultimately deciding to return to the open market for the first time since the summer of 2014.

Yet the overwhelming expectation, both in Dallas and league-wide, is that Nowitzki intends to stay with the Mavericks, who acquired him on draft night in 1998 and have made him the focal point of their franchise ever since.

"Dirk gets to do what Dirk wants," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said during a recent public appearance. "Period, end of story.

"I told him the other day: If Dirk wants to be the head coach, we'll move Rick (Carlisle) over a little bit. Dirk's done so much for this franchise, he's earned that opportunity."

In his last public comments on the matter before leaving the country to see his brother-in-law Martin Olsson play for the Sweden, Nowitzki said earlier this month: "Since I felt great, played decent, I might opt out and sign a two- or three-year deal. That's probably the plan for now."

Nowitzki, who turned 38 on Sunday, has spent his entire 18-year career with the Mavericks, earning an MVP award, one NBA Finals MVP trophy and 13 All-Star selections. He is sixth on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 29,491 career points and is on pace to surpass Wilt Chamberlain to move into the top five at some point in the 2017-18 season as long as Nowitzki avoids significant injury.

Tuesday's decision takes Nowitzki out of the final season of his three-year, $25 million contract, which represented a steep hometown discount to provide the Mavs the salary-cap flexibility to construct a contender during Nowitzki's twilight years. The Mavs, however, have failed to get out of the first round since their 2011 title run, though Nowitzki led them in scoring again this past season.

The 7-footer from Germany has consistently maintained that he fully intends to finish his career with the Mavs, saying he'd be particularly proud to play 20 seasons with only one team. Kobe Bryant, who retired at the end of this past season after 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, is the only player in league history to spend an entire two-decade career with only one franchise.

Tim Duncan can become the second member of that club if he returns to the San Antonio Spurs next season.

Nowitzki has acknowledged that his decision to stay in Dallas would be much more difficult if the Mavs hadn't broken through to win the title in 2011. With a championship ring in his possession, Nowitzki has repeatedly said the only reason he would consider playing for another franchise is if the Mavs opted for a full-fledged rebuilding plan, which doesn't interest Cuban in the least.


短評或心得：兩則球員跳出合約消息
1. Dwight Howard跳出合約

2.Dirk Nowitzki 跳出合約

兩位球員都將在7/1成為自由球員




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