Jaden Ivey, Taree Eason among 2022 draft picks without extension
The start of the NBA regular season is an important moment for many players because it is also deadline for contract extension. Given that the season is 2025/26. was supposed to end on Tuesday night, the day before was the deadline for many players from the 2022 draft class, and some notable players did not receive contract extension like the Detroit Pistons point guard Poor Ivey and wing of the Houston Rockets Tara Easonaccording to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Aside from Jaden Ivey and Terry Eason, the other members of the 2022 NBA draft class who did not receive contract extensions were Benedict Maturin, Jeremy Sokan, Usman Dieng, Jalen Duren, Mark Williams, Ochai Agbaji, Dalen Terry, Malachi Branham, Walker Kesson and Peyton Watt. Each of these players will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
Some of the names may be a bit surprising, while others are probably expected. In particular, Ivey and Eason were thought to be part of the cores of the Pistons and Rockets moving forward.
With the deadline at 6pm ET on Monday, there were some familiar names from the 2022 draft class who received contract extensions. Among the players drafted in 2022 which he received to contract extensions before the deadline are Chet Holmgren, Jaylen Williams, Paolo Banchero, Keegan Murray, Christian Brown, Jabari Smith Jr., Sheddon Sharp, Nikola Jovic, AJ Green, Jaylin Williams and Dyson Daniels, according to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel.
In case Daniels, he got a contract extension almost to the deadline. Daniels was one of the Atlanta Hawks’ best players last season, finishing second to Evan Mobley in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
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