NBA contract extensions: Alperen Sengun, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Suggs get big deals, plus an unprecedented pact

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The NBA’s rookie extension deadline has come and gone, and seven 2021 first-round picks agreed to sub-max deals on Monday. Those young players are Alperen Sengun, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Trey Murphy, Moses Moody and Corey Kispert, and when you throw in the max contracts that Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner and Cade Cunningham already got, we’re up to 11 total rookie extensions for the 2021 class.That leaves 19 first-round picks from 2021 still left to be signed. Most notable among them? Cam Thomas, who figures to post enormous numbers on a rebuilding Nets team, and Jonathan Kuminga, who couldn’t come to terms with the Warriors. Any 2021 first-round pick who did not re-sign by 6 p.m. on Monday is now slated to become a restricted free agent next summer, but for now, let’s focus on the players who did extend.Jalen Green gets a unique dealJalen Green is staying in Houston on a…

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