Jokic, 30, has a minimum of two years remaining on his current contract, plus a player option for the 2027-28 season. The second-highest salaried player in the NBA for the upcoming 2025-26 season, he became eligible in July for an extension that would add up to three years and an estimated $207 million to the current deal.

Durant is making $54.7 million for the 2025-26 season in the final year of a contract he signed with his former team, the Phoenix Suns. He is eligible to sign a two-year, $122 million maximum contract extension with the Rockets, who traded for him based on the belief that they could work out a longer term deal.