Oklahoma City Thunder big Mike Muscala has opted into his contract for the 2020-21 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Muscala, 29, played in 47 games for the Thunder last season. He averaged 4.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game.
His role in the league comes from his ability to stretch the floor. Muscala hit 37.8% of his 3-point attempts last season, a touch above his 36.8% career mark.
Yet outside of his shooting, there isn’t a ton the 6-foot-11 player offers, which has limited his value in the league. This option is for $2.3 million, just slightly over the minimum salary for a player who has been in the league for seven years.
Muscala exercising the player option does not come as a surprise, as there have been reports around the league this offseason that projected he would.
It’s unclear what role will be available for him on Oklahoma City, in large part because the current roster construction is not the finished product.
The Thunder have both Steven Adams and Al Horford at center and Darius Bazley and James Johnson at power forward locked into contracts for next season, and Muscala would be behind all four on the depth chart.
Over his career, Muscala has averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 assists in 15.4 minutes per game.
