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Well, sure, that's technically true. There are much more egregious examples of this though, including situations where a patient might sign a deal with a $15M contract and $30M player option, then decline the player option, then sign another deal for a $15M contract and $30M player option. Technically more money, but also pretty clearly not a wise string of decisions. One way around this would be getting a message from a player saying "I'm thinking I'm going to decline my option- but I'd love to stay with the team- what kind of contract would you offer me?" And that's sort of how it often plays out in real life for high-value player options, there's some negotiation that happens rather than it getting to the point where the player actually says yes or no to the option itself.
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