The move was expected on Watson’s part.
The player option in Watson’s contract was worth slightly over $1.1 million. After a mostly effective season in which Watson shot a career-high 41.1% from three-point range, he’ll command more on the open market.
The most the Nets could offer him is their mini mid-level exception, worth about $10 million over three years, but they’ll likely offer that to Kyle Korver, Bojan Bogdanovic, or Andray Blatche.
C.J. Watson is a free agent

C.J. Watson (AP)