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The 76ers declined Watford's team option for 2026-27 on Monday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

Watford is now set to become an unrestricted free agent. He's coming off a down campaign in 2025-26, as he posted regular-season averages of 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 16.3 minutes per tilt over 53 games.

The 76ers picked up Terry's team option for 2026-27 on Monday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

Terry will be a developmental project for the 76ers going forward. Over 14 regular-season outings for the 76ers in 2025-26, Terry averaged 4.1 points, 1.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game.

The 76ers picked up Barlow's team option Monday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

This was a no-brainer for the 76ers for $3.42 million. Barlow is coming off a career-best season, posting averages of 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals in 23.8 minutes per game over 71 regular-season games (59 starts).

Ike signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Warriors on June 24.

The Gonzaga product will have an opportunity to earn a roster spot in training camp. As a fifth-year senior, he averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Jackson-Davis had his $2.4 million team option exercised Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

With Sandro Mamukelashvili hitting free agency, Jackson-Davis could be in the mix for some backup center minutes going forward. During the 2025-26 regular season, he made 17 appearances with Toronto and averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per contest.

The Nets exercised Smith's team option Monday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

The option is worth $2.15 million, but it is not guaranteed money. During the 2025-26 regular season, Smith averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Atwell signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Bulls on Monday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stock Risers.

Atwell will compete for a roster spot at Chicago's training camp. During his senior season as Texas Tech, he averaged 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 three-pointers on 45.8 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

Ayton exercised his $8.1 million player option Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

This isn't a huge surprise, but it doesn't mean the Lakers won't try to flip him later on. During his debut season with the Lakers, he made 72 regular-season appearances with averages of 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks on 67.1 percent shooting from the field. As things stand heading into free agency, Ayton is penciled in as the starting center.

Sharpe (thumb) will sign a two-year, $20 million deal with the Nets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

The Nets will quickly lock up their new starting center after previously trading away Nic Claxton. Sharpe is coming off a career-best season in 2025-26, posting regular-season averages of 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals. He could offer a lot of appeal in fantasy formats depending on how the rest of the offseason shapes up.

Minott (ankle) will sign a two-year, $9 million deal to stay with the Nets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

The deal will include a team option for the second season. Prior to this transaction, Minott had his 2026-27 team option declined to clear the way for this new contract. Minott is likely to compete for rotation minutes at forward next season after a career-best campaign.