Gooden will not have his contract picked up by the Wizards, making him an unrestricted free agent, Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gooden's 2016-17 contract would have become guaranteed on Jul. 15, but with the additions of Ian Mahinmi, Jason Smith and Andrew Nicholson in the frontcourt, Gooden became expendable and will head to the open free agent market. The 34-year-old should be able to find a new home with a team in need of a veteran presence in their frontcourt, but after averaging a career-low 2.7 points per game this past season, to go along with just 2.8 rebounds over 10 minutes, Gooden likely won't be able to restore significant fantasy value moving forward.