{"id":765838,"date":"2026-06-20T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/765838\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:33:18","slug":"kentavious-caldwell-pope-makes-decision-on-grizzlies-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/765838\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes decision on Grizzlies future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memphis Grizzlies<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000021\" data-name=\"Memphis Grizzlies\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Memphis Grizzlies\"><\/a> guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/49120723\/sources-caldwell-pope-opts-216-million-deal-grizzlies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">exercised his $21.6 million player option<\/a> for the 2026-27 season, reports ESPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision keeps the veteran with the franchise for one more year as the final season of the three-year, $66 million contract he originally signed with the Orlando Magic<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000005\" data-name=\"Orlando Magic\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Orlando Magic\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caldwell-Pope, 33, appeared in 51 games for the Grizzlies last season after being acquired in the <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/grizzlies-trade-desmond-bane-to-magic\/702795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Desmond Bane trade<\/a><a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002555\" data-name=\"Desmond Bane\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Desmond Bane\"><\/a>, averaging 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 21.3 minutes per game. He shot 41 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from three-point range and 91.3 percent from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A season-ending surgery on his right pinky finger in February caused him to miss the final 31 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 13-year NBA veteran and two-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000027\" data-name=\"Los Angeles Lakers\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Los Angeles Lakers\"><\/a> in 2020 and Denver Nuggets<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000020\" data-name=\"Denver Nuggets\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Denver Nuggets\"><\/a> in 2023, Caldwell-Pope has long been regarded as a reliable 3-and-D contributor. While his production has dipped in recent seasons, particularly from beyond the arc, his decision ensures stability heading into the Grizzlies\u2019 offseason plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will enter unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has exercised his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season, reports ESPN.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":765839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,294,865,293,177,4070,6],"class_list":["post-765838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-memphis-grizzlies","tag-basketball","tag-grizzlies","tag-kentavious-caldwell-pope","tag-memphis","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-memphisgrizzlies","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116781986855807730","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}