Oklahoma City Thunder · 8 updates
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 reports rival teams believe Dallas could eventually move P.J. Washington given its forward depth, even though Washington says Masai Ujiri assured him he isn't being shopped.
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.
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.
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.
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.
