Veteran guard Eric Gordon declined his $3.4 million player option to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2025-26 season on Sunday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Eric Gordon will decline his player option to enter free agency, but a return to the Philadelphia 76ers is possible.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Eric Gordon is declining his $3.4 million player option to explore free agency, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. A return to the 76ers is still possible, sources said. Because Gordon signed a two-year deal at the veteran minimum last summer, the Sixers would have incurred a $3.4 million cap hit if he opted in.