Final Day of NBA Off-Season Focuses on Extensions, Rookie Deals and Waiver Moves
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The 2025 NBA off-season reaches its conclusion today, October 20. In less than 36 hours, the 2025-26 campaign will open when the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder welcome former OKC star Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.
Durant finalized a contract extension with Houston on Monday, joining two Portland Trail Blazers teammates as the only players to reach new deals with their current clubs on the eve of the season.
Monday also serves as the deadline for members of the 2022 draft class to sign rookie-scale extensions. Front-office executives league-wide are monitoring negotiations to see which players will secure long-term agreements before the clock expires.
Teams have additionally been shuffling the back ends of their rosters. Several players accepted Exhibit 10 contracts worth less than the maximum allowable bonus, a move that can steer those players toward the G League while keeping organizational control intact.
Brooklyn’s recent decision to waive guard Kobe Bufkin remains a talking point, and league observers expect Monday’s waiver wire to be unusually active as clubs finalize their 15-man rosters and two-way slots.
Source: Hoops Rumors
