Who will be next member from 2023 NBA Draft class to sign a big-money extension?

Keyonte George and Ausar Thompson became the third and four players from the 2023 NBA Draft class to receive a rookie-scale extensions, as they both agreed to new deals on Friday. George, the Utah Jazz guard, agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million deal, per ESPN. Thompson's deal with the Pistons is reportedly nearly the same terms: five years, $155 million. They join Victor Wembanaya and Amen Thompson (Ausar's twin brother) as the first crop of players from the draft class to receive a second NBA contract.

They certainly won't be the last. The logical next player from the class that could get paid similar money — and possibly, somewhere in the ballpark of $200 million over the life of the contract — is Hornets forward Brandon Miller.

Charlotte had a busy offseason after trading away star guard LaMelo Ball to Minnesota and now has relatively clean books beyond this year. By trading away Ball, the Hornets. appear to be all-in on their young core of Miller and Kon Knueppel.

The biggest storyline of the 2023 NBA Draft was who Charlotte would pick. Ultimately, the franchise selected Miller over Scoot Henderson, who was drafted No. 3 overall by the Portland Trail…

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