Suns forward Jared Dudley is eligible for a contract extension, but the team appears unlikely to give him one.

Dudley's agent, Mark Bartelstein, has discussed a potential deal with Phoenix, but the 2007 first-round pick isn't expecting anything to happen by the Nov. 1 deadline.

"You've got to understand where the Suns are coming from," Dudley said. "I'm going to be a restricted free agent. In the collective-bargaining agreement, you don't know. I can understand. Our class might have only two guys (Kevin Durant and Joakim Noah) that sign. I heard Al Horford might sign soon, so that's three. The CBA has a lot to do with it. We have a new GM and president, so I think they'll wait and see."

"It doesn't really matter for me because my value is only going to go up every year because I'm getting more comfortable with another year in this system. I don't mind waiting a year if the Suns wanted to do that. But I'm not someone who is willing to take a whole, whole lot less just because of the collective bargaining agreement. I'm expecting a big year from myself and my team and playing a bigger role. If they take care of me like Channing (Frye) and Josh (Childress), I'll be back."