Zydrunas Ilgauskas picked up his player option
However, it is still not clear whether Big Z will actually have another shot at an NBA title, as the Heat might opt to waive the Lithuanian, who didn’t even step on the court in the NBA finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Anyway, if that does indeed happen, Ilgauskas would still collect the money from the contract.
The long-time Cleveland Cavalier was thought to be retiring after the season, but either decided to use the opportunity to cash in or changed his mind about retirement and will pursue his first NBA championship with Miami next year as well.
