Cedric Jackson and Tai Wesley will not be returning to the New Zealand Breakers, the club announced on Wednesday.
The defending ANBL champions released a statement confirming that neither player will be returning to the club for the 2016/17 season.
The Breakers said they are unable to match offers from other ANBL clubs from Jackson, while Wesley is electing to test free agency.
Breakers general manager Dillion Boucher thanked them for their contribution to the team.
"Cedric has had a huge impact on this club and will be remembered as one of the best imports to play in the Australian League, let alone the Breakers. His desire to win and his commitment to the club in his two stints here are without question," said Boucher.
"Recent changes to the league salary cap however have meant that players like Cedric are more than ever in high demand and it was made clear from his own people early in the process that there was plenty of interest in him within the ANBL.
"We have maintained throughout the process that we are not in a position to get into a bidding war, and we wanted to add depth in the guard department of our roster so have therefore decided to pursue other options in regards our import guard spot and remain confident of exciting news in this regard.
"Tai has been with us for two seasons, winning a championship and appearing in a second Grand Final Series.
"Tai brought something different on court with his strength in the post and ability to shoot from deep and has been a great ambassador on and off court for the club, the club wishes him and his family all the best in the future as he too departs for a new challenge."
The Breakers will continue to pursue the remaining players for their allowable 11 fulltime roster spots, with two American imports and two non-restricted spots remaining.
Breakers signed players: Mika Vukona, Tom Abercrombie, Corey Webster, Kirk Penney, Alex Pledger, Finn Delany, Shea Ili.
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