Today is decision day for Jarrett Allen. The Nets must either sign him to an extension starting a year from now or deal with him as a restricted free agent next summer.
In a free agent market where a number of his 2017 Draft classmates have gotten huge deals, Allen wouldn’t command a monster extension. But as a 22-year-old who’s has shown flashes of great potential — particularly in the Orlando “bubble” — it might be worth it for the Nets to move now rather than wait until August.
The market is hard to gauge. If you’re looking at his draft class, it’s difficult to imagine him getting anywhere close to what De’Aaron Fox, Donovan Mitchell or Bam Adebayo got — $163 million over five years with bonuses that could add another $32 million.