Not all of these players will be extended by October 17, but I’d expect all six teams to at least attempt to negotiate extensions. Clarke has been a regular rotation piece for a Grizzlies squad that ranked second in the league in regular season wins last season. Hunter and Washington have each made more than 130 career starts and displayed solid two-way value. Poole and Williams played key roles for the two clubs that met in the NBA Finals in the spring, while Johnson did the same for a Suns team that came within two wins of a title in 2021. Here’s a quick breakdown of the remaining extension-eligible players:Įvery player in this group has shown enough to warrant a multiyear commitment and an eight-figure annual salary. Last year, for instance, five players signed rookie scale extensions on deadline day. And even though several players from the 2019 draft class have already been extended, it’s a safe bet that more will follow. The deadline to sign a rookie scale extension in 2022 is October 17 – the day before the regular season tips off – at 5:00 pm CT. That leaves 18 players still eligible to sign rookie scale extensions before this year’s deadline. A seventh 2019 first-rounder, guard Ty Jerome, was traded from Oklahoma City to Houston and was subsequently waived. That’s six of 25 rookie scale extension candidates who already have new contracts in place for 2023/24 and beyond. Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, and Pelicans forward Zion Williamson all signed five-year, maximum-salary extensions in July, and Spurs swingman Keldon Johnson, Knicks forward RJ Barrett, and Heat guard Tyler Herro have since inked their own deals below the max. It has already been a relatively busy offseason for rookie scale contract extensions.

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