Contract extensions deadline for 2006 draft class extended to Nov. 2

[Tai]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4606873

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.

Basically because of:

Only four first-round picks from 2006 have received extensions so far: No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani (Toronto), No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), No. 6 Brandon Roy (Portland) and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha (Oklahoma City).

While I suppose that this deadline extension is relevant, I still hold onto the opinion, which is basically that Rondo should play for his new contract this year and he'll get paid handsomely by the Celtics next off-season.

[Tai]

Ugh, I feel like this should've been posted on "Around the NBA" instead of here...even it does concern Rondo.

Welp, whatever the mods feel.

[mgent]

I'm not sure 2 more days is gonna see many signings.

I'd rather sign Rondo for 55mil this year than 65 next year.

[nickagneta]

They can extend the deadline back as long as they want, it still isn't going to make many teams want to extend their draftees. That was one dreadful draft.

1    Toronto Raptors     Andrea Bargnani   
2    Chicago Bulls       LaMarcus Aldridge traded to Portland
3    Charlotte Bobcats   Adam Morrison
4    Portland Blazers    Tyrus Thomas traded to Chicago
5    Atlanta Hawks       Shelden Williams
6    Minnesota Wolves    Brandon Roy  traded to Portland
7       Boston Celtics      Randy Foye traded to Minnesota
8    Houston Rockets     Rudy Gay  traded to Memphis
9    Golden State        Patrick O'Bryant
10    Seattle SuperSonics Mouhamed Sene
11    Orlando Magic       J. J. Redick
12    New Orleans         Hilton Armstrong
13    Philadelphia 76ers  Thabo Sefolosha  traded to Chicago
14    Utah Jazz           Ronnie Brewer
15    New Orleans         Cedric Simmons
16    Chicago Bulls       Rodney Carney traded to Philadelphia
17    Indiana Pacers      Shawne Williams
18    Washington Wizards  Oleksiy Pecherov
19    Sacramento Kings    Quincy Douby
20    New York Knicks     Renaldo Balkman
21    Phoenix Suns        Rajon Rondo traded to Boston
22    New Jersey Nets     Marcus Williams
23    New Jersey Nets     Josh Boone
24    Memphis Grizzlies   Kyle Lowry
25    Cleveland Cavaliers Shannon Brown
26    Los Angeles Lakers  Jordan Farmar
27    Phoenix Suns        Sergio Rodríguez traded to Portland
28    Dallas Mavericks    Maurice Ager
29    New York Knicks     Mardy Collins
30    Portland Blazers    Joel Freeland

[cons]

it's an nba conspiracy to keep rondo on the celtics - good business to have a good team in boston.   tim donaghy said so.

[Fafnir]

Yup, weak draft. Brandon Roy 1, Rondo 2, the rest blech!

[indeedproceed]

hat tip to nick for posting this. TP too

1    Toronto Raptors     Andrea Bargnani-extended   
2    Chicago Bulls       LaMarcus Aldridge traded to Portland-extended
3    Charlotte Bobcats   Adam Morrison
4    Portland Blazers    Tyrus Thomas traded to Chicago
5    Atlanta Hawks       Shelden Williams
6    Minnesota Wolves    Brandon Roy  traded to Portland-extended god I wish he would've ended up in green
7       Boston Celtics      Randy Foye traded to Minnesota
8    Houston Rockets     Rudy Gay  traded to Memphis
9    Golden State        Patrick O'Bryant-I wish he was never on the Celtics
10    Seattle SuperSonics Mouhamed Sene
11    Orlando Magic       J. J. Redick
12    New Orleans         Hilton Armstrong
13    Philadelphia 76ers  Thabo Sefolosha  traded to Chicago-extended
14    Utah Jazz           Ronnie Brewer
15    New Orleans         Cedric Simmons
16    Chicago Bulls       Rodney Carney traded to Philadelphia
17    Indiana Pacers      Shawne Williams
18    Washington Wizards  Oleksiy Pecherov
19    Sacramento Kings    Quincy Douby
20    New York Knicks     Renaldo Balkman
21    Phoenix Suns        Rajon Rondo traded to Boston
22    New Jersey Nets     Marcus Williams
23    New Jersey Nets     Josh Boone
24    Memphis Grizzlies   Kyle Lowry
25    Cleveland Cavaliers Shannon Brown
26    Los Angeles Lakers  Jordan Farmar
27    Phoenix Suns        Sergio Rodríguez traded to Portland
28    Dallas Mavericks    Maurice Ager
29    New York Knicks     Mardy Collins
30    Portland Blazers    Joel Freeland

I understand that a lot of guys on this list aren't worth the size 10 typeface they appear on, but noteable guys who are gonna be presumed FA's:

Ronnie Brewer
Rudy Gay
Rajon Rondo
Tyrus Thomas

Leads me to wonder why this was extended. Those three guys are in my mind the only ones who are really gonna get a good look for a lucrative extension.

So why the push?

[mgent]

hat tip to nick for posting this. TP too

1    Toronto Raptors     Andrea Bargnani-extended   
2    Chicago Bulls       LaMarcus Aldridge traded to Portland-extended
3    Charlotte Bobcats   Adam Morrison
4    Portland Blazers    Tyrus Thomas traded to Chicago
5    Atlanta Hawks       Shelden Williams
6    Minnesota Wolves    Brandon Roy  traded to Portland-extended god I wish he would've ended up in green
7       Boston Celtics      Randy Foye traded to Minnesota
8    Houston Rockets     Rudy Gay  traded to Memphis
9    Golden State        Patrick O'Bryant-I wish he was never on the Celtics
10    Seattle SuperSonics Mouhamed Sene
11    Orlando Magic       J. J. Redick
12    New Orleans         Hilton Armstrong
13    Philadelphia 76ers  Thabo Sefolosha  traded to Chicago-extended
14    Utah Jazz           Ronnie Brewer
15    New Orleans         Cedric Simmons
16    Chicago Bulls       Rodney Carney traded to Philadelphia
17    Indiana Pacers      Shawne Williams
18    Washington Wizards  Oleksiy Pecherov
19    Sacramento Kings    Quincy Douby
20    New York Knicks     Renaldo Balkman
21    Phoenix Suns        Rajon Rondo traded to Boston
22    New Jersey Nets     Marcus Williams
23    New Jersey Nets     Josh Boone
24    Memphis Grizzlies   Kyle Lowry
25    Cleveland Cavaliers Shannon Brown
26    Los Angeles Lakers  Jordan Farmar
27    Phoenix Suns        Sergio Rodríguez traded to Portland
28    Dallas Mavericks    Maurice Ager
29    New York Knicks     Mardy Collins
30    Portland Blazers    Joel Freeland

I understand that a lot of guys on this list aren't worth the size 10 typeface they appear on, but noteable guys who are gonna be presumed FA's:

Ronnie Brewer
Rudy Gay
Rajon Rondo

Leads me to wonder why this was extended. Those three guys are in my mind the only ones who are really gonna get a good look for a lucrative extension.

So why the push?

Tyrus Thomas?

[lon3lytoaster]

I wish Roy ended up in green, too IP. Could of easily happened, I've heard McHale was taking Foye if we kept that pick.

Then if we still trade for Rondo? jeez. But what are the chances we got KG, still? Maybe my memory is a little hazy, but didn't Wally and Raef both have three years left in 2006? So, I'm not sure if Minny woulda taken that extra year of Wally/Raef over Theo's deal.

[nickagneta]

Maybe David Stern's secretary wants to bring her kid out trick-or-treating so she asked for Dave to extend the deadline in case some paperwork came in late?

It's possible!!

[BballTim]

I understand that a lot of guys on this list aren't worth the size 10 typeface they appear on, but noteable guys who are gonna be presumed FA's:

Ronnie Brewer
Rudy Gay
Rajon Rondo

Leads me to wonder why this was extended. Those three guys are in my mind the only ones who are really gonna get a good look for a lucrative extension.

So why the push?

  Because the deadline is a saturday, so they're pushing it to a business day.

[indeedproceed]

Tyrus Thomas?

Good get. I thought about him, forgot to put him down

[indeedproceed]

I understand that a lot of guys on this list aren't worth the size 10 typeface they appear on, but noteable guys who are gonna be presumed FA's:

Ronnie Brewer
Rudy Gay
Rajon Rondo

Leads me to wonder why this was extended. Those three guys are in my mind the only ones who are really gonna get a good look for a lucrative extension.

So why the push?

  Because the deadline is a saturday, so they're pushing it to a business day.

Is that a real reason?

EDIT: I mean it's not like someone could sign an extension on a saturday, right?

[nickagneta]

Can't believe Phoenix, desperately seeking a decent, young backup PG in 2006 to replace nash so they wouldn't have to extend an old guy(like they did) drafted and sold away both Rondo and Rodriguez. What idiots.

[Roy Hobbs]

I understand that a lot of guys on this list aren't worth the size 10 typeface they appear on, but noteable guys who are gonna be presumed FA's:

Ronnie Brewer
Rudy Gay
Rajon Rondo

Leads me to wonder why this was extended. Those three guys are in my mind the only ones who are really gonna get a good look for a lucrative extension.

So why the push?

  Because the deadline is a saturday, so they're pushing it to a business day.

Is that a real reason?

Who knows; keeping the office closed on Saturday saves the NBA some minor amount of money, I'm sure.  That could be all the rationale they need.

Otherwise, I don't see any real reason to move the deadline.  How many of the guys in that draft are even negotiating extensions?