Shams: Kevin Durant will not sign extension before deadline

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns will not sign a contract extension before Monday's deadline. Durant has two seasons remaining on his contract and is only eligible for a one-year extension. Next offseason, Durant will become eligible for a two-year extension. "I'm told there will not be an extension there for Kevin Durant," said Shams Charania on NBA Today .

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Kurt Helin basketballtalk Kevin Durant focused on this upcoming season, 'not even thinking about' contract extension nbcsports.com/nba/news/kevin... – 1:02 PM StatMuse statmuse Dalton Knecht made 8 threes tonight. Reggie Miller Kevin Durant Steve Nash Larry Bird Kyle Korver Dirk Nowitzki Steve Kerr Never hit more than that in an NBA game. pic.x.com/r5lIfMOZwe – 12:53 AM Gerald Bourguet GeraldBourguet Final (OT): LAL 128, PHX 122 Booker: 22 Pts, 8-18 FG, 3-7 3P Durant: 19 Pts, 8 Reb, 8 Ast, 8-13 FG Nurkic: 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 6-11 FG, 2-4 3P Davis: 35 Pts, 10 Reb, 14-28 FG, 4-9 3P – 12:42 AM Gerald Bourguet GeraldBourguet End of 4ooker: 22 Pts, 8-18 FG, 3-7 3P Durant: 19 Pts, 8 Reb, 8 Ast, 8-13 FG Nurkic: 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 6-11 FG, 2-4 3P Davis: 35 Pts, 10 Reb, 14-28 FG, 4-9 3P – 12:31 AM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin The Suns have Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee on the court with under five left in the game. Suns up two as they have all backups. #Suns #Lakers – 12:09 AM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Durant to Oso for the two-handed smash. Suns up seven. #Suns – 11:58 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Suns 67 Lakers 62 Half. Trailed by as many as 7, led by as many as 7. PHX: Booker 20 pts, Durant 13, Nurkic 12 (finger) in 1st preseason game after missing 1st 4. Grayson Allen (Achilles), Josh Okogie (hamstring) OUT. LAL: Reaves 18, Davis 17. LeBron James (rest) OUT. #Suns – 11:09 PM Gerald Bourguet GeraldBourguet Halftime: PHX 67, LAL 62 Booker: 20 Pts, 7-11 FG, 3-4 3P Durant: 13 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb, 5-8 FG Nurkic: 12 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-9 FG, 1-3 3P Reaves: 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 6-11 FG PHX: 7-17 3P; LAL: 8-21 3P – 11:06 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Durant talking to Ighodaro about his defensive stand during the break in action. Suns up 65-60 as Booker has 20 in his return after missing two games with right ankle soreness. #Suns – 11:04 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Dunn screen for Durant, who looked inside to Plumlee, who lost the ball before gathering it. Dunn 0-for-2 from 3. Suns down 48-45 with 6:13 left in the half. Much better 2nd quarter defensively, but Davis just recently checked back into the game in the 2nd quarter. #Suns – 10:50 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Current lineup: Beal, Jones, Dunn, Durant and Plumlee. Suns have been having different combinations. This could lead to more than a typical 10-man rotation. He's played 11 guys already and this is without Grayson Allen. Down 48-43 with 7:37 left in half. #Suns – 10:46 PM Gerald Bourguet GeraldBourguet End of 1Q: LAL 35, PHX 30 Booker: 9 Pts, 3-6 FG, 2-2 3P Durant: 5 Pts, 3 Ast, 2-5 FG Nurkic: 3 Pts, 2 Reb, 1-3 3P Davis: 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 4-7 3P PHX: 5-10 3P; LAL: 8-15 3P – 10:34 PM Kellan Olson KellanOlson Dunn the first wing off the bench. Jones-Booker-Dunn-Durant-Plumlee – 10:19 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Durant comes off Nurkic screen, free throw line jumper catch-and-shoot. Suns down 12-8 as Russell gets into the paint. #Suns – 10:15 PM Duane Rankin DuaneRankin Suns starters: Tyus Jones Devin Booker Bradley Beal Kevin Durant Jusuf Nurkic #Suns – 9:32 PM

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