Brooklyn Nets Extend Contracts for Israeli Players Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
The Brooklyn Nets have exercised their team options for the 2027-28 season for Israeli players Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, keeping them under contract. The five players whose options were picked up will earn over $21 million combined. Saraf will join the G League team for training, while Wolf remains with the main roster. In other NBA news, the Portland Trail Blazers exercised options on Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen.
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- Brooklyn Nets exercised team options for Israeli players Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf through 2027-28.
- Saraf and Wolf, along with three others, will earn over $21 million combined in their third NBA season.
- Coach Jordi Fernández cited belief in player development as the reason for exercising the options.
- Ben Saraf will train with the G League's Long Island Nets, while Danny Wolf remains with the main roster.
- Portland Trail Blazers also exercised options on players Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen.
The Brooklyn Nets announced Thursday they have exercised their team option for the 2027-28 NBA season for Israeli players Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf. This ensures both players will remain under contract with the team through that season, barring any trades. The Nets also exercised options on Yegor Demyan, Nolan Traore, and Drake Powell. These five players will enter their third NBA season together, with their combined salaries expected to exceed $21 million, representing about 12% of the team's projected salary cap.
Coach Jordi Fernández expressed confidence in the decision, stating, "We brought them here for a reason. Exercising options is part of management, but it's a belief in development and the type of people we bring in." Saraf, 20, is set to earn $3,172,920 in his third season, while 22-year-old Wolf will earn $3,081,840. Both players have seen limited action this season, appearing in only one game each in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.
Following the contract news, Saraf will join the G League's Long Island Nets for training camp, while Wolf remains with the senior team roster. Saraf, the 26th pick in the 2025 draft, played four minutes against the Pacers, scoring two points. Wolf, drafted 27th in the same draft, has struggled to earn rotation minutes despite a promising rookie season where he averaged 8.9 points and 4.9 rebounds. He played 15 minutes against the Pacers, scoring six points, and was not used in a recent game against the Boston Celtics.
In related news, the Portland Trail Blazers, the team of Israeli player Deni Avdija, exercised their options on rookie contract players Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen. American center Clingan will enter his fourth NBA season, with expectations of a contract extension. Chinese center Hansen, considered a future project, will continue to compete for playing time.
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