Detroit Pistons · 6 updates
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.
Ausar Thompson has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $155 million rookie-scale extension with Detroit, averaging $31 million per season, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.
Shams Charania of ESPN said Brandon Miller and Ausar Thompson are both in active extension talks with their teams ahead of the October 19 deadline, singling out Thompson as the one with growing optimism for a deal in Detroit.
Jalen Duren has until October 1 to accept an extension or play next season on a $9.6 million qualifying offer, entering restricted free agency in 2026.
Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus predicts Detroit will hold off on an Ausar Thompson extension until next summer, pointing to the team's pattern with Jalen Duren, who went unextended last year and remains a restricted free agent.
Brian Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective that Victor Wembanyama is the only player from the 2023 draft to have signed a rookie-scale extension, and that talks elsewhere have gone nowhere.
