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Orlando Magic Picking Up Many, Many Contract Options

By Phil Watson

Feb 23, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo (5) and forward Maurice Harkless (21) knock the ball away from Toronto Raptors forward-center Amir Johnson (15) during the first half at the Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 23, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo (5) and forward Maurice Harkless (21) knock the ball away from Toronto Raptors forward-center Amir Johnson (15) during the first half at the Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Orlando Magic on Sunday will pick up the options on the rookie contracts of four players, including last year’s Rookie of the Year runner-up, Victor Oladipo.

According to a report, the Orlando Magic will exercise their 2015-16 contract options on four players still under their rookie contracts.

Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reported via Twitter:

Evan Fournier, Maurice Harkless and Andrew Nicholson will be entering their fourth seasons in 2015-16, while Victor Oladipo’s option is for his third year.

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Fournier, who was acquired from the

Denver Nuggets

on draft night along with second-round pick Roy Devyn Marble in exchange for Arron Afflalo, will make $2,288,204 in 2015-16. The French shooting guard was the 20th overall pick by the Nuggets in 2012 and will have a fifth-year qualifying offer of $3,278,997 for 2016-17.

Harkless, taken 15th overall in 2012 by the Magic out of St. John’s, had his $2,8945,059 option picked up.

Nicholson, chosen 19th overall by Orlando in 2012 from St. Bonaventure, was renewed for 2015-16 for $2,380,594.

Oladipo, the No. 2 overall pick from Indiana in 2013, had a $5,192,520 option for the 2015-16 season.

Fournier averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.8 minutes per game for Denver last season, playing in 76 games and starting four while shooting .419/.376/.756.

Harkless, a 6-foot-8 small forward, played in 80 games for Orlando last season, making 41 starts, and averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and one assist in 24.4 minutes. He shot .464/.383/.594.

Nicholson, a 6-foot-9 power forward, averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per night last season, making 76 appearances and five starts. He shot .429/.315/.825.

Oladipo finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2013-14 after averaging 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.1 minutes per game. He shot .419/.327/.780 in 80 games, starting 44 of them.

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