Key Dates, Deadlines For Restricted Free Agents

For a second straight year, it looks as if several of the top restricted free agents on the market will remain unsigned deep in the offseason.
A year ago, Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes, and Cam Thomas didn’t accept their qualifying offers or finalize new contracts until September. This time around, Pistons center Jalen Duren, Nuggets forward Peyton Watson, and Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin are still unsigned at the start of August, with no indication that resolution is