The Orlando Magic are declining the $4.5 million team option for 2015-'16 on guard Ben Gordon’s contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Gordon will become an unrestricted free agent.
Passing on Gordon’s option will give the Magic $14.5 million in salary cap space for free agency. Gordon, 32, averaged 6.2 points a game for the Magic last season.
He signed a two-year, $9 million free agent deal with Orlando last July. In 11 NBA seasons with Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte and Orlando, Gordon has averaged nearly 15 points per game.
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