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Jaden McDaniels extends with Minnesota TimberwolvesOct 20LegalRuling

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Filed Oct 20

Jaden McDaniels extends with Minnesota Timberwolves

1 year · $40.0M · $40.0M in 2029-30

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Minnesota Timberwolvesextends

Jaden McDaniels1 yr · $40.0M · $40.0M from 2029-30

Why it works

✓1 new season from 2029-30: $40.0M in year one, $40.0M in all (8% raises assumed). Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $26.2M this season.
✓1 new season is inside the veteran extension limit (four new seasons, five in all with the current one, Art. VII §7(a)(1)).
✓$40.0M in 2029-30 is under his extension ceiling of $41.7M (Art. VII §7(a)).

What it turns on

▸He cannot be traded for six months: $40.0M in year one is over the $35.8M an extend-and-trade allows (Art. VII §8(f)(i)).

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Minnesota Timberwolves’ sheet →

Oso Ighodaro extends with Phoenix SunsOct 19LegalRuling

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Filed Oct 19

Oso Ighodaro extends with Phoenix Suns

3 years · $29.0M · $9.0M in 2028-29

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Phoenix Sunsextends

Oso Ighodaro3 yr · $29.0M · $9.0M from 2028-29

Why it works

✓3 new seasons from 2028-29: $9.0M in year one, $29.0M in all (8% raises assumed). Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $2.3M this season.
✓3 new seasons is inside the veteran extension limit (four new seasons, five in all with the current one, Art. VII §7(a)(1)).
✓$9.0M in 2028-29 is under his extension ceiling of $21.2M (Art. VII §7(a)).

What it turns on

▸He cannot be traded for six months: it covers 5 seasons from the day it was signed and its raises run past 5% of the first year (Art. VII §8(f)(i)).

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Phoenix Suns’ sheet →

Brandon Miller extends with Charlotte HornetsOct 19LegalRuling

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Filed Oct 19

Brandon Miller extends with Charlotte Hornets

5 years · $208.3M · $35.9M in 2027-28

Legal extension

Charlotte Hornetsextends

Brandon Miller5 yr · $208.3M · $35.9M from 2027-28

Why it works

✓5 new seasons from 2027-28: $35.9M in year one, $208.3M in all. Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $15.1M this season.
✓5 seasons is inside the rookie-scale extension limit (five, with the fifth as a designated player, Art. VII §7(a)(2)).
✓$35.9M in 2027-28 is under the 25% maximum for a player off his rookie scale — $44.1M on a 2027-28 cap projected at $176.5M.

What it turns on

▸Until the extension takes effect, a team absorbing him into cap room counts $37.2M, the average of this season and the new years (the poison pill, Art. VII §8(g)). A team matching salaries takes him at his $15.1M.

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Charlotte Hornets’ sheet →

Cason Wallace extends with Oklahoma City ThunderOct 19LegalRuling

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Filed Oct 19

Cason Wallace extends with Oklahoma City Thunder

5 years · $135.0M · $23.3M in 2027-28

Legal extension

Oklahoma City Thunderextends

Cason Wallace5 yr · $135.0M · $23.3M from 2027-28

Why it works

✓5 new seasons from 2027-28: $23.3M in year one, $135.0M in all. Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $7.4M this season.
✓5 seasons is inside the rookie-scale extension limit (five, with the fifth as a designated player, Art. VII §7(a)(2)).
✓$23.3M in 2027-28 is under the 25% maximum for a player off his rookie scale — $44.1M on a 2027-28 cap projected at $176.5M.

What it turns on

▸Until the extension takes effect, a team absorbing him into cap room counts $23.7M, the average of this season and the new years (the poison pill, Art. VII §8(g)). A team matching salaries takes him at his $7.4M.

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Oklahoma City Thunder’s sheet →