First-round picks sign a four rookie-scale contract in the NBA, but only the first two seasons are locked in. The third and fourth are team options. The options for the 2020 and 2021 draft classes need to be decided by October 31. For most teams, the options are simple clerical decisions. The Minnesota Timberwolves [Read More]
Teams have until October 17, one day ahead of the 2022-23 regular season, to issue extensions to the rookie-scale class of 2019. The top 30 picks can extend or wait until restricted free agency next July. Several top stars like Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and Darius Garland have already extended. Others didn't get through [Read More]
[The following submission is from the New Orleans Pelicans, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: New Orleans Pelicans Team Members: Sean Leftwich, Fredderick Nettles, Jeffrey Hueckel, Mariya Williams, Robert Royer, Taneé Denson Coming away from the 2021-22 season, where we made the playoffs and played [Read More]
[The following submission is from the Brooklyn Nets, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Brooklyn Nets Team Members: Andrew Crookes, Anchit Nath, Jay Brown, Devin Zanskas, Shant Ohanian, Caleb Gipson After soul-searching as a franchise, the decision was made to move on from Kevin Durant, [Read More]
[The following submission is from the San Antonio Spurs, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: San Antonio Spurs Team Members: Derrick Morris, Jack Morissette, Brandon Garcia, Leo Willens, Avaneesh Murthy, Jonathan Eskin As a historically great NBA franchise, we recognized that our recent rosters hadn’t [Read More]
