11 players that opted out of the NBA restart, including Taurean Prince

11 players opted out. [image source: J.Smith-Wikimedia Commons]
11 players opted out. [image source: J.Smith-Wikimedia Commons]

11 players, among them, Davis Bertans, decided not to participate in the restart with the Brooklyn Nets being hit the hardest.

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Davis Bertans

Bertans is sitting out the rest of the season as he wants to protect his free agency earnings. This season, he averaged 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists while slashing 43.4/42.4/85.2.

2

Trevor Ariza

Ariza decided to use this time to spend with his son as he is in a custody battle for him. With the Kings and Trailblazers this season, he's averaged eight points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

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3

DeMarcus Cousins

Cousins originally signed with the Lakers at the beginning of the season but tore his ACL in an offseason practice and never appeared in a regular-season game. He was released by the Lakers in order to make room for Markieff Morris but with him now perceived to be healthy, he's free to sign with any team. But informed interested suitors that he's opting to use this time to rehab his injury for next season.

4

Avery Bradley

Bradley decided to sit out because people in his family are at risk of getting the coronavirus. Bradley was primarily a starter for the Lakers where he averaged 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

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5

Willie Cauley-Stein

Cauley-Stein put the stamp on the "family is first" mantra as he is not in Orlando as his child was just born. With the Warriors and Mavericks, he averaged 7.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 57.9 percent in field goal range.

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6

DeAndre Jordan

Jordan contracting COVID-19 is the reason why he isn't with the Nets in Orlando. He averaged 8.3 points, 10 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting a whopping 66.6 percent from field goal territory.

7

Spencer Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie is another of many Nets players that got the virus and will also not be playing in Orlando. He did really well this season averaging 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists.

8

Victor Oladipo

Oladipo originally opted against playing in the restart to prevent reaggravating his knee injury but he played in exhibition games in Orlando and will decide whether he will play or not on Saturday. If he sits out the rest of the season, he'll end the 2019-20 year with averages of 13.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and three assists in 13 games.

9

Thabo Sefolsha

Averaging 10.6 minutes a night, Sefolsha averaged 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists. While he shot a passable 40.7 percent from field goal, he shot a paltry 27.8 percent from three and 37.5 percent from the free throw line.

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10

Wilson Chandler

Chandler is another Nets player that went against playing in the restart. He averaged 5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting a good 87 percent from the charity stripe.

11

Taurean Prince

Like his teammates DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie, Prince also caught the coronavirus which is the reason he is not playing. He started 61 of 64 games where he averaged 12.1 points, six rebounds, and 1.8 assists while shooting below 40 percent both from field goal and three-point range.

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