Show Me The Money: 2006 NBA Draft Contract Extensions
While the 2006 NBA Draft is not considered one of the NBA’s finest, it is still loaded with some potential NBA stars. And even in a time of financial crisis and thrifty spending owing to the Summer of 2010, it’s time to pay up or shut up before the deadline to sign any of these guys to a contract extension hits on October 31.
So far, No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani (five years, $50 million), No. 2 pick LaMarcus Aldridge (five years, up to $70 million) and No. 6 pick Brandon Roy (five years, $80 million) have been the only guys to see the money, leaving guys like Rajon Rondo (21st pick), Rudy Gay (8th pick) and Tyrus Thomas (4th pick) waiting for an offer.
Whether they get extended before the season or paid after it, all three of those guys will be seeing good money in the near future. The only question then becomes who’s going to foot the bill. Because if their current teams doesn’t make the investment now like the Raptors and Blazers have, they run the risk of straining the relationship.
There are also still some notable guys in the class that have things to prove this season before they get on that second deal. Guys like Randy Foye (No. 7), J.J. Redick (No. 11), Ronnie Brewer (No. 14), Jordan Farmar (No. 26) and even Adam Morrison (No. 3) have to show teams that they’re part of the big picture before they’ll be committed to long-term.
Perhaps in other years when there wasn’t such a buzz surrounding the upcoming free agent class, some of these mid-level guys would be extended for four years and $20 million like Jason Maxiell did right before the deadline last season.
It also has to hurt to see second round picks like No. 42 pick Daniel Gibson (five years, $21 million) and No. 47 pick Paul Millsap (four years, $32 million) ink deals before you even get an offer on the table.
What do you think? Will any of these guys get extensions before the season? Also, who deserves them?
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October 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Joey says:
Rudy Gay is number 8 not
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Aron Phillips says:
Haha. I know, but for some reason it turned into that!
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Kobeef says:
Rudy and Rajon deserve to get paid at least what Bargnani or Aldridge got.
Bargnani only got extended because the Raptors are pulling out all the stops to show Bosh they have a solid team around him. Most teams would have let Bargnani play another year and show some consistency. That said, Altridge isn’t a sure thing either.
Foye, Farmar, Morrisson and Redick haven’t shown me enough to be convinced they are legit NBA players, and of that bunch, Morrisson is closest to the cutoff.
Brewer has been very good in Utah. He looks like he’s got all the right stuff to be an NBA swingman.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Lu Galasso says:
What a horrible, horrible draft. Bums me out that THIS is the year the Raptors got the #1 pick.
Who deserves an extension now? Rondo. That’s it, that’s the list. No way in hell am I handing a long-term deal to Rudy Gay - he’s got potential, but he hasn’t proved he can actually help a team. Same with Bargnani, but that’s done already.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
I agree with Lu above. Roy and Rondo are the only players that deserve long term deals. Aldridge is good but not worth the deal the Blazers just gave him. Gay, Bargnani and Ty Thomas have not shown enough to warrant long term deals unless the price is right (no more than 6-7 mil/year). I think Gibson, Milsap and Maxiell were paid fairly.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Crabhands says:
Wonder how much Foye will get from the Bullets (Wizards) in terms of extension.
I hope it isn’t much more than Daniel Gibson.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Mellmeister says:
Sucky Draft Class…
Foye would command money after this season, prolly better than what gibson had… he’d flourish in flip’s system.
October 24th, 2009 at 2:28 am
futurestar says:
ROndo deserves to be paid big time.. he has already shown he can play with the best..