Rockets center Nenê declines player option, will become free agent

The Rockets will begin free agency with their entire post-season bench unsigned with veteran center Nenê telling the team he would not pick up the option on his three-year contracts signed in 2016.

ESPN initially reported Nenê's decision, a step that could potentially move the 38-year-old center to retire.

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