Sources: Caldwell-Pope picks up option with Griz
Key takeaways
- Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.
- A two-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, Caldwell-Pope underwent surgery to address a misalignment on his right pinkie finger in February and missed the last 31 games of the season.
- Caldwell-Pope, 33, averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 21.3 minutes last season for the Grizzlies in 51 games with 14 starts, shooting 49.5% on 2-point field goals and 31.6% from 3-point range.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.
A two-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, Caldwell-Pope underwent surgery to address a misalignment on his right pinkie finger in February and missed the last 31 games of the season.
Caldwell-Pope, 33, averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 21.3 minutes last season for the Grizzlies in 51 games with 14 starts, shooting 49.5% on 2-point field goals and 31.6% from 3-point range. The veteran averaged his fewest minutes and points since his rookie year last season in Memphis.