Houston extends four former draft picks across three offseasons

The four deals total $620.3 million in reported value.

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Sep 31 min read

A third straight offseason that Houston has extended one of their former draft picks: 2026: Amen Thompson: 5/$208M 2025 Via @BobbyMarks42 on X

What happened: Amen Thompson's five-year, $208 million agreement follows deals for Jabari Smith Jr., Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun. Smith signed for five years and $122 million in 2025, while Green and Sengun agreed to extensions in 2024.

Why it matters: The sequence keeps a core group of recent draft picks under contract heading toward the 2026-27 season. Thompson's agreement is the largest of the four reported extensions.

By the numbers: Thompson: 5 years, $208M; Smith: 5 years, $122M; Green: 3 years, $105.3M; Sengun: 5 years, $185M. Combined reported value: $620.3M.

What to watch: Attention turns to how the newly extended group is assembled for the 2026-27 roster.

Sources

@BobbyMarks42 2026-09-03T15:24:40.919712+00:00

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