NBA extension deadline: Next steps for Kuminga, Giddey and other stars

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NBA rookie extensions totaled more than $1 billion in salaries for a fifth straight offseason.

Teams and eligible players went into a predictable holding pattern after Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Franz Wagner and Scottie Barnes each signed five-year $224 million max extensions in July. But in the hours leading up to 6 p.m. ET Monday deadline, seven players -- Moses Moody, Trey Murphy III, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Johnson, Alperen Sengun and Corey Kispert -- signed extensions.

The most notable was Green, who became the first player to sign a three-year rookie extension for more than $30 million per season. The deal has a player option in the final season and a…