This low season has seen a trio of Thunder gamers obtain max contract extensions in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren, in addition to the Grizzlies‘ Jaren Jackson Jr., who signed his deal after Memphis renegotiated his contract.
That also leaves a number of dominoes to fall, in response to John Hollinger of The Athletic, lots of that are extra fascinating than your normal run-of-the-mill negotiations. It’s already been reported that Nikola Jokic will probably not signal an extension with the Nuggets, as he can be eligible for a a lot increased quantity if he waits a 12 months.
One instance of a dialog that’s extra sophisticated than it will seem is the Lakers and Luka Doncic. As a result of Doncic was traded whereas on his second contract, he’s not supermax eligible. Due to that, it’s attainable that he may negotiate to take away his participant choice and prolong for 3 years with a participant choice, which might set him up for a 10-year veteran deal in 2028.
Kristaps Porzingis and Trae Younger of the Hawks, Darius Garland with the Cavaliers, Mikal Bridges with the Knicks, Kevin Durant with the Rockets, De’Aaron Fox with the Spurs, and Toumani Camara with the Blazers are different names Hollinger appears at.
Now we have extra from around the globe of hoops:
- The fantastic thing about Summer time League is that there’s one thing for each fan base to seek out hope in. ESPN’s Kevin Pelton and Jeremy Woo undergo all 30 rosters to highlight a participant to observe for each staff. Whereas some, like Cooper Flagg for the Mavericks, are apparent, not each staff has a prime choose. Pelton factors to L.J Cryer for the Warriors and Kobe Brown for the Clippers, whereas Woo appears at Kobe Bufkin for the Hawks and Taelon Peter for the Pacers, amongst others.
- Ricky Rubio lately opened up about his psychological well being struggles which have saved him out of basketball for the final 12 months. He spoke with Jorge Quiroga of Marca about his time with the Timberwolves, saying, “I had a tough time in my third 12 months. Issues weren’t going nicely, and I gave an interview to a journalist. My mother and father got here to see me in Minneapolis, and after the sport, I talked to my mother and cried, telling her I wished to depart.” In terms of the long run, he stated, “I’d wish to play basketball with out being Ricky Rubio, nevertheless it’s unimaginable. I need to play basketball, however I can’t. I’m attempting my greatest to see if I can.”
- Former Knicks guard Ryan Arcidiacono has agreed to a take care of Trapani Shark, a Sicilian-based staff in Italy’s prime league. Arcidiacano performed seven years within the NBA, averaging 4 factors and 1.9 assists. He most lately performed with the Windy Metropolis Bulls G League staff, averaging 8.2 factors and three.3 assists in 21 minutes an evening.
