Nets Pass on Ziaire Williams' $6.25M Option After Strong Season

WHO:

NY Post - Ziaire Williams, forward for the Brooklyn Nets

RealGM Basketball - Brooklyn Nets organization

WHAT:

NY Post - The Nets declined their $6.25 million team option for Ziaire Williams.

RealGM Basketball - Williams averaged 10.2 points for the Nets last season.

RealGM Basketball - In 56 appearances, Williams shot 42.5% from the field and 34.3% on three-pointers.

WHERE:

RealGM Basketball - Brooklyn, New York

WHEN:

NY Post - The decision to decline the option was made on a Sunday.

WHY:

RealGM Basketball - The move to decline the option will help create cap space for the Brooklyn Nets this offseason.

RealGM Basketball - The Nets previously declined to tender Williams a qualifying offer, which would have made him a restricted free agent, and later renounced him to create cap space.

HOW:

RealGM Basketball - The Nets re-signed Williams after renouncing him, following a similar approach with Day'Ron Sharpe the previous offseason.

(UPDATED June 29, 2026 08:37 UTC)

The Brooklyn Nets have decided to decline their $6.25 million team option for forward Ziaire Williams, who averaged 10.2 points last season while shooting 42.5% from the field. This move will help the Nets create cap space this offseason, as they previously opted not to tender Williams a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent. The organization had re-signed Williams after renouncing him, following a similar strategy with Day'Ron Sharpe last year.