The time is up to extend the contract to the players in the 2017 draft. In the past morning we have experienced a cascade of great contracts such as the 4 years and 80 million dollars that Orlando Magic has signed to Jonathan Isaac or the 4 years and 72 millions of Toronto Raptors has given to OG Anunoby; However, there are other guys of some weight in the current NBA who have been left without a contract and who, therefore, will be restricted free agents in 2021.
Lonzo Ball is one of those who must wait to resolve his future. New Orleans Pelicans has not reached an agreement with the point guard and he will have to win his new contract in the 2020-21 season. The 11.8 points, 7 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals that he has averaged in the last season have not been enough. In the same situation are other high-level guys like Lauri Markkanen, who averaged 14.7 points with the Chicago Bulls last season; o Jarrett Allen, 11.1 points and 9.6 rebounds in 2019-20 with Brooklyn Nets.
If the previous ones can surprise, given that to some extent they seem to have proven their qualities to have a long-term tour in the League, the one who takes the cake as a possible great goal for 2021 is John Collins. The Atlanta Hawks insider made it clear at various points in the past year that he believed he deserved the top salary. With this premise, it has been reported on several occasions that the franchise and the player were negotiating the extension. They have come to nothing. A boy who averaged 21.5 points and 10.1 rebounds with 40.1 percent from 3-pointers last season will be a restricted free agent in the summer of 2021, just like those mentioned above.
And there is more. In that group of players who have run out of extension are also Frank Ntilikina (New York Knicks), Dennis Smith Jr. (New York Knicks), Zach Collins (Portland Trail Blazers), Malik Monk (Charlotte Hornets), Justin Jackson (Oklahoma City Thunder), DJ Wilson (Milwaukee Bucks), Terrence Ferguson (Philadelphia 76ers), Tony Bradley (Philadelphia 76ers) and Josh Hart (New Orleans Pelicans). All of them guys who were selected in the first round of 2017. Also from that same year, but not eligible for an extension, we had Josh Jackson, Justin Patton, TJ Leaf, Harry Giles, Tyler Lydon, Anzejs Pasecniks and Caleb Swanigan .
10 first round extensions
According to data from journalist Alberto de Roa, the first round of the 2017 draft has concluded with the following global data. 10 players have signed a contract extension, 13 will be free agents at the end of the season and 6 have not reached their fourth year of contract. In addition, the remaining first round, Anzejs Pasecniks, came to the Philadelphia 76ers after they waived their rights, so he ended up reaching the league as a free agent; clarifies the aforementioned journalist.
More than $ 1 billion
With the deadline for class extensions of 2017 over, those elected in the first round have ended up accumulating more than $ 1 billion in their new contracts. This is the list: Markelle Fultz (# 1 draft – 50M), Jayson Tatum (# 3 draft – 163M), De’Aaron Fox (# 5 draft – 163M), Jonathan Isaac (# 6 draft – 80M), Luke Kennard (# 12 draft – 64M) ), Donovan Mitchell (# 13 draft – 163M), Bam Adebayo (# 14 draft – 163M), OG Anunoby (# 23 draft – 72M), Kyle Kuzma (# 27 draft – 40M) and Derrick White (# 29 draft – 73M).
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