Overview
- The rookie-scale extension window closes Monday at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET), after which Shaedon Sharpe would be on track for restricted free agency next summer if no deal is reached.
- Reporting this week pegs the chances of an agreement as low, though an ESPN analysis published Friday projects a deal could still get done.
- Negotiations are framed by recent comps, with estimates around $21–23 million per year and benchmarks including Keegan Murray’s five-year, $140 million pact and Jabari Smith Jr.’s five-year, $122 million deal.
- Analysts outline a wait-and-see path for Portland that relies on restricted free agency leverage, the one-year qualifying offer of about $11 million, and a limited market of teams able to mount strong external bids.
- Sharpe said he is focused on playing rather than contract talks, noting that the money will come and that his job is to play basketball.