Free agency has slowed to a crawl. The Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell trade chatter has died down. The NBA Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey has entered its quiet period or has it?Ahead of the 2022-23 season, several players will have opportunities to sign contract extensions with their current teams.A few stars have already locked down new extensions, including back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic and All-NBA First Team guard Devin Booker, but other situations are still up in the air.Let's run through some of the big names before they become extension-eligible.MORE: LeBron James, LakersWe went into more depth on James' status , but this is the abridged version: James is eligible to sign a contract extension with the Lakers on Thursday, Aug. 4. It could be a one-year extension worth $47 million or a two-year extension worth $97 million.He seems to be , but could he hold off on extension talks in order to put pre sure on the Lakers' front office to pursue win-now moves?Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, WarriorsOf the extension-eligible players on the Warriors' roster, Green, who could sign an extension as soon as Wednesday, Aug. 3, may be the most fascinating case. The former Defensive Player of the Year"wants and believes" he deserves a four-year max extension, , but it's hard to envision a team other than Golden State valuing him at a max salary slot.Warriors ownership will cut off the Craig Biggio Jersey spending at some point. Joe Lacob has made it clear that the cost of the roster . That means Golden State will have to make tough choices in the near future.MORE: Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet, RaptorsVanVleet can sign an extension immediately, and Siakam's offer could come as soon as Oct. 1. However, , both players have good reason to wait.The Raptors can offer VanVleet (four years, $114 million) and Siakam (three years, $125 million) lucrative extensions, but they may stand to earn even more down the road by performing at a high level next season. It wouldn't be a shock to see them push the contract conversations down the road because, as Anthony Gose Jersey VanVleet has said before, sometimes the best strategy is to...Bet on yourself Fred VanVleet (@FredVanVleet) Khris Middleton, BucksGiven how perfectly Middleton fits next to Giannis Antetokounmpo and how much he has grown as a player in Milwaukee, both sides should be motivated to keep this relationship going.Middleton can walk through one of three doors: agree to an extension, exercise his player option for the 2023-24 season ($40.4 million) or enter free agency and re-sign on a new deal. He may choose to leave the extension on the table for now, as he could increase Tyler Clippard Jersey his value with another stellar season. NBA Entertainment Jaylen Brown, Celtics and Dejounte Murray, HawksWe're grouping these guys together because taking the extension path would be unwise for both of them. Brown, for example, could potentially make $8-9 million more in 2024-25 if he goes through unrestricted free agency as opposed to agreeing to an extension now.Unle s they land on one of the All-NBA teams and become eligible for the supermax, expect Brown and Murray to hit the free agency market in 2024 even if they plan on staying with their Hector Rondon Jersey current teams.RJ Barrett, Knicks and Tyler Herro, HeatAnd let's throw the youngsters together, too. Why? Well, their circumstances are a little complicated.History shows that players on the trajectories of Barrett and Herro typically secure at least something close to the rookie scale max extension or, as ESPN's Brian Windhorst calls it, That type of contract typically goes to a young player with star potential and doesn't destroy a team's financial flexibility.But the equation isn't so simple when factoring in a potential superstar trade. The Knicks have been connected to Mitchell, and the Heat has been involved in Durant-related rumors. If those teams remain part of trade conversations, Barrett and Herro may have to wait.