The Wizards are not expected to give Anthony Davis a four-year, $275 million max extension, according to The Athletic's David Aldridge and Josh Robbins. They cite his age, injury history and the looming luxury-tax aprons as reasons Washington will hold off.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon says there's a good chance San Antonio works out a new deal for Keldon Johnson, who won Sixth Man of the Year last season.
Karl-Anthony Towns said talks with New York on a new deal are not close, after reports put the sides apart on money with the Knicks reportedly offering four years and $200 million against his $272 million max.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart could become trade candidates if they don't sign extensions before the February deadline. Towns is eligible for four years and over $276 million, Hart for four years and $131.2 million, but Charania says neither side is close.
Brandon Miller's camp is reportedly using deals for Franz Wagner, OG Anunoby and Amen Thompson as comparables, with ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel pegging a possible $200MM-plus extension with Charlotte.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reports at least two teams would offer Cason Wallace more than $30 million annually if he reaches restricted free agency in 2027.
Marc Stein of The Stein Line lists Brandon Miller, Anthony Black, Cason Wallace and Brandin Podziemski as the 2023 draft class members most likely to land rookie-scale extensions before the October 19 deadline.
Jalen Duren has agreed to a five-year, fully guaranteed $200 million extension with Detroit, agent Chafie Fields told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Julian Champagnie signed a three-year, $45M extension with San Antonio in late June after taking Harrison Barnes' starting spot last season.
Anthony Black can sign a rookie scale extension through October 19, and he says he isn't stressing the deadline either way.
Jamal Shead has agreed to a three-year, $24 million extension with Toronto that runs through the 2029-30 season, according to agent KJ Smith, who spoke to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports the Lakers are aware Luka Doncic could leave once his current deal ends, and are trying to build around him accordingly. Windhorst said that awareness partly drove the offseason move to add a center.
Anthony Davis said at Wizards media day that he intends to play out the 2026-27 season before deciding whether to exercise his $62.8M player option for 2027-28. He cited the arrival of top pick AJ Dybantsa and trades for Khris Middleton and Deandre Ayton as reasons for optimism about the team's direction.
Nets general manager Sean Marks says extension talks with Michael Porter Jr. remain ongoing but unhurried, with no deadline pressuring either side this season. Marks wants more consistency, defense, rebounding and intangibles from Porter before the team commits to a new deal.
Brandin Podziemski and Golden State have until Monday, October 19 to reach a rookie-scale extension. He told reporters at media day he's leaving talks to his agent and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., and won't let it affect his focus this season.
League sources expect Nikola Jokic to re-sign with Denver rather than test free agency, per Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor. He'd likely wait until next summer to sign a five-year, $360 million extension, the richest deal in league history, after twice passing on earlier extensions.
Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns both say extension talks with the Knicks have stalled, with little chance of a deal before the season starts.
General manager Joe Cronin says Portland has been negotiating a rookie extension with Scoot Henderson's representatives ahead of the October 19 deadline, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic.
Cason Wallace could command roughly $100M over four years as OKC's next extension priority, following the trades of Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Karl-Anthony Towns remains eligible for a four-year, $276M extension with the Knicks, but reporting suggests no deal gets done before this season.
New Orleans locked up Saddiq Bey on a three-year, $55.5M extension with full guarantees and a small trade kicker, per Shamit Dua of In The NO. Zion Williamson has no active extension talks despite reporting to camp lighter, with Pelicans exec Joe Dumars saying they'll revisit things closer to 2027.
