Spencer Hawes will exercise his player option worth $6 million with the Milwaukee Bucks for the 17-18 season.

The Bucks acquired Hawes from the Charlotte Hornets in a trade for Miles Plumlee. Hawes averaged 44 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game after joining the Bucks.

Hawes will now become a free agent in 2018. Hawes is entering the final season of a four-year, $23 million deal he agreed upon with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014.