Andray Blatche to opt out of final year of contract, still wants to re-sign with Nets

With most of the Brooklyn Nets' post-elimination talk focusing on whether or not Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett will return for a second season, not much attention has been given to Andray Blatche, who announced on Thursday that he plans to test the waters of free agency.

Blatche holds a $1,437,506 player option for the 2014-15 season, but he clearly believes he deserves more based off the campaign he just had.

And when you consider that Kevin Garnett is set to earn $12 million if he decides against retiring, Blatche probably does deserve more.

Through 73 regular season games, the 27-year-old averaged 11.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steal, while posting a Player Efficiency Rating of 16.8 (ranks third on the Nets) and a True Shooting Percentage of 53.2 percent.