Bennedict Mathurin and Tari Eason are among the notable NBA players not to receive a rookie contract extension. What is next for them?

Few point guards lift their teammates like Morant, a pick-and-roll maestro who is back in business. Plays like this, when he acts as if any of his teammates are physically capable of his own superhuman feats, are often a signal he’s in his comfort zone.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin did not receive a rookie-scale extension as of the 6 p.m. deadline on Monday, meaning he will formally become a restricted free agent at the end of this season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn’t satisfied with just one MVP season. So he delivered an MVP performance in the NBA Finals and is off to a superb start this season.

Bennedict Mathurin’s future is unclear as the Pacers delay an extension amid Tyrese Haliburton’s injury and Myles Turner’s exit.

In four preseason games, the Pacers established top four players were excellent, but their depth was depleted by injuries. On what we learned.