Option day: Bulls, Raptors, Cavs and Pistons lock in their young players

Chicago exercised Matas Buzelis' fourth-year option (about $7.58MM) and Noa Essengue's third-year option. Buzelis started all 77 of his games last season and averaged 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Essengue missed nearly his whole rookie year after left shoulder surgery. Toronto picked up Collin Murray-Boyles' third-year option ($6.97MM) and Ja'Kobe Walter's fourth-year option ($5.87MM); Murray-Boyles averaged 14.4 points in the seven-game first-round loss to Cleveland. The Cavaliers exercised Jaylon Tyson's $5.64MM option and the Pistons Ron Holland's $11.5MM option. All 2027/28 rookie-scale option decisions are due by November 2.