The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the third-year options on the contracts for point guard Michael Carter-Williams and forward Nerlens Noel as well as the fourth-year option on guard Tony Wroten’s contract on Friday.
Carter-Williams was named the 2013-14 NBA Rookie of the Year, joining Allen Iverson as the only players to win the award in franchise history. He also joined Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson as the only rookies in league history to average at least 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
Noel made his NBA debut in the Sixers season opener at Indiana on Wednesday night and had a game-high tying 10 rebounds along with three blocks. The 20-year-old became the first player with at least 10 boards and three blocks in his debut since Dwight Howard in 2004. Noel was held out all of last season after undergoing knee surgery during his only year at Kentucky,
Wroten started the season opener and had 22 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Last season, the 21-year-old joined Calvin Murphy as the only players in NBA history to average at least 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in fewer than 25.0 minutes per game.
For Carter-Williams and Noel, the 2015-16 options will pay them roughly $2.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively, as slotted by the NBA’s rookie scale. For Wroten, the 2015-16 option year will pay him just under $2.2 million.