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.
Mathurin is entering the fourth and final season of his rookie scale deal, which pays a total of $29,936,173 according to the sports business website spotrac.com. He is due approximately $9.19 million this season. The Pacers will still have the opportunity to negotiate with him exclusively between the day after the last game of the NBA Finals and when the NBA calendar turns over on June 30. If they do not come to an agreement by then, the Pacers still are guaranteed the opportunity to match any offer sheet from another team. Still, this does create the possibility that this is Ma