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The top players from the 2013 NBA Draft class are on the precipice of getting paid. Sure, maybe not #1 draft selection Anthony Bennett. But Victor Oladipo, Steven Adams, Shabazz Muhammad, Gorgui Dieng, Cody Zeller, Kelly Olynyk, Mason Plumlee, Tim Hardaway Jr, and our very own Rudy Gobert have a deadline this upcoming Monday night. NBA Guru Adrian Wojnarowski carpet bombs:
Sources: OKC engaged with Steven Adams, Victor Oladipo reps on rookie extension talks. Discussing Adams $100M-range, Oladipo $80M-range.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) October 30, 2016
Others in talks on four-year extensions include Minnesota's Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng and Charlotte's Cody Zeller.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) October 30, 2016
So far, among the unlikely extension deals w/ looming Monday midnight deadline: Kelly Olynyk, Mason Plumlee and Tim Hardaway, Jr.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) October 30, 2016
Another significant rookie extension conversation that's ongoing: Utah's Rudy Gobert.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) October 30, 2016
For me Rudy is worth the 20% of the CAP he would command on the open market. The Jazz have money to spend, and there’s no one more worthy of it than Gobert.
How much would YOU give this guy?