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Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics have a little bit more time to work toward a contract extension.
The league has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night.
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were notified via league memorandum earlier this week that the league's annual Oct. 31 deadline for players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale contracts, according to the collective-bargaining agreement, is moved to the next available business day if the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.
Only four first-round picks from 2006 have received extensions so far: No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani, No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge, No. 6 Brandon Roy and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha.
Players who don't receive extensions by Monday will join the vaunted 2010 free-agent class, but as restricted free agents.
Teams wishing to exercise the third-year option in a rookie-scale contract on players entering their second NBA season or a fourth-year option on players entering their third NBA season also have until Monday to do so because the Oct. 31 deadline falls on a weekend this year.
The league has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night.
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were notified via league memorandum earlier this week that the league's annual Oct. 31 deadline for players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale contracts, according to the collective-bargaining agreement, is moved to the next available business day if the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.
Only four first-round picks from 2006 have received extensions so far: No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani, No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge, No. 6 Brandon Roy and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha.
Players who don't receive extensions by Monday will join the vaunted 2010 free-agent class, but as restricted free agents.
Teams wishing to exercise the third-year option in a rookie-scale contract on players entering their second NBA season or a fourth-year option on players entering their third NBA season also have until Monday to do so because the Oct. 31 deadline falls on a weekend this year.
