The Boston Celtics announced that they have exercised 2019-20 rookie scale team option for Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Guerschon Yabusele. This is the fourth-year option for Brown and the third-year options for Tatum and Yabusele.
NBA teams must exercise team options for players on rookie scale contracts nearly a year in advance, as the deadline is 10/31/18 for team options for the 2019-20 season. Rookie scale deals are structured as so:
· Year One – Fully Guaranteed
· Year Two – Fully Guaranteed
· Year Three – Team Option
· Year Four – Team Option
· Year Five – Qualifying Offer
If a team chooses not to exercise either the third or fourth-year option, the player then becomes an unrestricted free agent.