The NBA could have a crowded restricted free agency class in 2027 given the slow development of extensions for players from the 2023 NBA draft. Victor Wembanyama is the only player from the class who has signed an extension with his team and there reportedly has been a dearth of meaningful discussions with other candidates.

Going into the offseason, Brandon Miller, Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson were considered the other players drafted in 2023 with the best odds of signing an extension with their respective teams.

The Houston Rockets have typically been able to get their extension candidates to sign for less such as Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith. The Detroit Pistons are also navigating the restricted free agency of Jalen Duren and movement on Ausar Thompson could wait until there's a resolution with the All-NBA big man.

Cason Wallace and the Oklahoma City Thunder will also be an interesting situation to monitor as their front office continues to navigate a rapidly increasing payroll.

Given how hard teams are now negotiating on rookie scale extensions, the October deadline could be when progress is made for several of the players.

"We've only seen one extension completed so far from that rookie class, and that's Victor Wembanyama," said Brian Windhorst on Friday's episode of The Hoop Collective.

"I was actually talking to an executive yesterday about the status of negotiations for players entering the final year of their rookie contracts, and the short answer is that I'm hearing nothing.

"Take the Thompson twins, for instance. I know both of their teams would love to get them signed to extensions, but if it were easy, it would already be done. The 'Fun Max', where teams easily handed out max extensions, just isn't a thing anymore.

"Negotiations across the league are much tougher than they were under the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement. A team decision-maker told me yesterday that it all comes down to flexibility relative to the aprons. If you have room under the aprons, you can make moves and trade for talent. Because of these strict apron rules, front offices are terrified of putting financial handcuffs on themselves as they try to build and maintain a roster."