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Breaking Down Rookie-Scale Options, Extensions
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Earlier this summer, the Portland Trail Blazers inked C.J. McCollum to a rookie-scale extension. The Milwaukee Bucks did the same with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Franchises have until Oct. 31 to extend the contracts of first-round picks as they head into the fourth year of their original deals. Additionally, teams have the same deadline to decide the third- and fourth-year options on 2014 and 2015 first-round picks.
The following is a list of eligible players. Check back for updates through Oct. 31. Note that the value of maximum extensions won’t be set until the 2017-18 salary cap is computed in July.
Atlanta Hawks: Extension eligible: Dennis Schroder — (four years, $70 million), Tim Hardaway Jr.
Boston Celtics: Terry Rozier (third-year — given), R.J. Hunter (third-year — declined, waived), Marcus Smart (fourth-year — given), James Young (fourth-year — declined); Extension eligible: Kelly Olynyk
Brooklyn Nets: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (third-year — given), Chris McCullough (third-year — given)
Charlotte Hornets: Frank Kaminsky (third-year — given); Extension eligible: Cody Zeller (four years, $56 million)
Chicago Bulls: Bobby Portis (third-year — given), Jerian Grant (third-year — given), Doug McDermott (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: Michael Carter-Williams
Cleveland Cavaliers: None
Dallas Mavericks: Justin Anderson (third-year — given)
Denver Nuggets: Emmanuel Mudiay (third-year — given), Jusuf Nurkic (fourth-year — given), Gary Harris (fourth-year — given)
Detroit Pistons: Stanley Johnson (third-year – given); Extension eligible: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Reggie Bullock
Golden State Warriors: Kevon Looney (third-year — given)
Houston Rockets: Sam Dekker (third-year — given), Clint Capela (fourth-year — given), Tyler Ennis (fourth-year — declined)
Indiana Pacers: Myles Turner (third-year — given)
Los Angeles Clippers: None
Los Angeles Lakers: D’Angelo Russell (third-year — given), Larry Nance Jr. (third-year — given), Julius Randle (fourth-year — given)
Memphis Grizzlies: Jarell Martin (third-year — given), Jordan Adams (fourth-year — declined, waived)
Miami HEAT: Justise Winslow (third-year — given)
Milwaukee Bucks: Rashad Vaughn (third-year — given), Jabari Parker (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: Giannis Antetokounmpo (four years, $100 million), Tony Snell
Minnesota Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns (third-year — given), Tyus Jones (third-year — given), Andrew Wiggins (fourth-year — given), Zach LaVine (fourth-year — given), Adreian Payne (fourth-year — declined); Extension eligible: Shabazz Muhammad, Gorgui Dieng (four years, $64 million)
New Orleans Pelicans: None
New York Knicks: Kristaps Porzingis (third-year — given)
Oklahoma City Thunder: Cameron Payne (third-year — given), Josh Huestis (third-year — given), Mitch McGary (fourth-year — declined, waived); Extension eligible: Victor Oladipo (four years, $84 million), Steven Adams (four years, $100 million), Andre Roberson
Orlando Magic: Mario Hezonja (third-year — given), Aaron Gordon (fourth-year — given), Elfrid Payton (fourth-year — given), C.J. Wilcox (fourth-year — declined)
Philadelphia 76ers: Jahlil Okafor (third-year — given), Joel Embiid (fourth-year — given), Nik Stauskas (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: Nerlens Noel
Phoenix Suns: Devin Booker (third-year — given), T.J. Warren (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: Alex Len, Archie Goodwin (waived)
Portland Trail Blazers: Noah Vonleh (fourth-year — given), Shabazz Napier (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: C.J. McCollum (four years, $106.6 million), Mason Plumlee
Sacramento Kings: Willie Cauley-Stein (third-year — given); Extension eligible: Ben McLemore
San Antonio Spurs: Kyle Anderson (fourth-year — given)
Toronto Raptors: Delon Wright (third-year — given), Lucas Nogueira (fourth-year — given), Bruno Caboclo (fourth-year — given)
Utah Jazz: Trey Lyles (third-year — given), Dante Exum (fourth-year — given), Rodney Hood (fourth-year — given); Extension eligible: Rudy Gobert (four years, $102 million)
Washington Wizards: Kelly Oubre (third-year — given); Extension eligible: Otto Porter, Trey Burke
Salary and team data change quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify Basketball Insiders’ senior NBA writer Eric Pincus.
This was last updated on Oct. 31, 2016.
