By Aron Phillips
Last week I was writing about the possible contract extensions for guys in the 2006 NBA Draft class, and how to-date only Andrea Bargnani, LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy had received them. Then the other day word broke that Thabo Sefolosha signed a four-year, around $14 million extension with the Thunder, leaving guys like Rajon Rondo, Rudy Gay and Tyrus Thomas waiting for an offer. Good news though: the league has pushed back the deadline from Saturday to Monday. Read More »
Tags: 2006 NBA Draft, Alexis Ajinca, Andrea Bargnani, Brandon Roy, Brook Lopez, Courtney Lee, derrick rose, George Hill, J.J. Hickson, joakim noah, Julian Wright, LaMarcus Aldridge, Marco Belinelli, Rajon Rondo, Rudy Gay, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, Yi Jianlian
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By Aron Phillips
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. Read More »
Tags: 2006 NBA Draft, Adam Morrison, Andrea Bargnani, Brandon Roy, Daniel Gibson, J.J. Redick, Jason Maxiell, Jordan Farmar, LaMarcus Aldridge, Paul Millsap, Rajon Rondo, Randy Foye, Ronnie Brewer, Rudy Gay, Tyrus Thomas
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