"The deadline for rookie extensions (and for veterans signed past this season) is 6 p.m. ET Monday, roughly 24 hours before the Houston Rockets travel to face the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder to tip off the 2025-26 season."
"Heading into this season, we've already seen several players from the 2022 draft class sign extensions with their teams. Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith Jr. -- the first, second and third picks in that draft by the Orlando Magic, Thunder and Rockets, respectively -- signed long-term deals with those teams in July. As did Jalen Williams (No. 12 by OKC) this offseason and Nikola Jovic (No. 27 by the Miami Heat) last month. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings and Keegan Murray (No. 4) settled on a five-year, $140 million pact, per ESPN's Shams Charania."
"Keep in mind, 14 out of the 25 players who signed rookie extensions in 2023 and 2024 signed on the last day eligible. And by Monday, teams will also have to reduce their rosters to 15 on standard contracts."
The rookie-extension deadline is 6 p.m. ET Monday, about 24 hours before the 2025-26 season opener. Several members of the 2022 draft class already signed long-term deals, including Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr., Jalen Williams and Nikola Jovic, and Keegan Murray agreed to a five-year, $140 million contract. Fifteen players from that class remain extension-eligible before the deadline. Historically many extensions occur on the final eligible day, and teams must also cut rosters to 15 standard contracts by Monday. The market for top eligible rookies is being assessed, with notable negotiations still in play.
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