This will be a fascinating situation because before the playoffs, it seemed like Julius Randle’s $30.9M player option was fair market value for his services. Then, through the first two rounds of the playoffs, when Randle played like a superstar, it seemed like he was all but guaranteed to opt out and become the biggest free agent on the market this summer. Fortunately for the Timberwolves, he came back down to earth in a disappointing conference finals against the Thunder, and now, even if he opts out this summer, it’ll probably just be to get a longer-term deal around that $30M range with the T’Wolves.
