Free agency is almost underway, which means that every single team in the league is working around the clock to try and get a deal done.
This year’s free agency class isn’t exactly stacked and neither is the salary cap situation, which is why some people believe that we’ll witness a plethora of trades like never before.
But, besides the players that will take their talents somewhere else, it’s also important to talk about those who might as well decide to stay for many more years, as there are multiple stars who are eligible to sign contract extensions.
And, according to Marc Stein, we can expect the likes of Stephen Cury, Luka Doncic, and Jimmy Butler – among others to sign multi-year extensions with their respective teams right away:
“Golden State’s Stephen Curry, I’m told, will soon be agreeing to a four-year, $215 million extension with the Warriors.
Dallas’ Luka Dončić has long been expected to finalize a five-year, $202 million extension at the earliest opportunity this summer, but league sources stress that no deal is expected until after the Olympics, with Dončić intent on keeping all his attention focused on Slovenia’s bid to win a medal in its first Olympic appearance in men’s basketball.
From the same 2018 draft class as Dončić, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. are all strong candidates for five-year deals worth $168 million starting at midnight ET.
Miami’s Jimmy Butler (eligible for the same deal as Irving) will also be getting a mammoth extension as part of the Heat’s frenzy of moves.”
Neither of these moves comes as a surprise, although it might as well put an end to the speculation of Luka Doncic forcing his way out of the Dallas Mavericks or Stephen Curry leaving the Golden State Warriors.
