The **Clippers** have decided to decline their 2026/27 rookie scale team option on forward **[Kobe Brown](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownko01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2025-10-30_bbr)**, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype ([via Twitter](https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1984013931837583597)).
The move will make Brown an unrestricted free agent during the 2026 offseason, assuming he plays out the current season without being waived. The Clippers – or Brown’s new team, if he’s traded prior to February’s deadline – would not be permitted next summer to offer him a starting salary exceeding $4,792,058, which is the amount of the ’26/27 option being declined.
Brown, who played four years of college ball at Missouri, was the 30th overall pick in the 2023 draft. He will make $2,654,880 this season.
The 25-year-old combo forward hasn’t received much NBA playing time to this point in his career, making 84 appearances and averaging 7.9 minutes per game. He has appeared in three games with the Clippers so far this fall, averaging just 4.7 MPG.
More to come…