Celtics extend Jaylen Brown; Nets and Taurean Prince agree extension; Dejounte Murray signs with Spurs; Jazz extend Joe Ingles; Pistons waive Joe Johnson
Tuesday 22 October 2019 13:57, UK
Domantas Sabonis signed a four-year, $77m contract extension with the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple reports.
Sabonis, who was reportedly on the trade block, becomes a part of the core along with Malcolm Brogdon, Myles Turner and Victor Oladipo.
ESPN reported Sabonis can push his total earnings over four years to $85m, citing information from agent Greg Lawrence.
The 23-year-old Sabonis was acquired along with Oladipo from Oklahoma City in 2017 in the Paul George trade.
Sabonis averaged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season and led all NBA bench players with 27 double-doubles. He is expected to be in the starting line-up this season.
Turner signed a similar four-year extension last October. Brogdon joined the Pacers in free agency after helping the Milwaukee Bucks to the best record in the Eastern Conference last season.
Oladipo is working his way back from a torn quadriceps tendon. He has been sidelined since surgery in January but is shooting and slowly working into on-court activities.
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown agreed to a four-year, $115m contract extension, his agent told ESPN on Monday.
The extension, confirmed by agent Jason Glushon, keeps Brown in Boston through the 2023-24 season at an average of $28.75m per season.
The No 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Brown was entering the final year of his rookie contract. The two sides were facing a Monday deadline to work out an extension. If one hadn't been reached, he would have become a restricted free agent next summer.
Brown, who turns 23 on Thursday, averaged 13.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 74 games (25 starts) last season. Those numbers were down from his 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in his second NBA campaign in 2017-18.
San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray also signed an extension on Monday, for $64 million over four years.
Murray can earn up to $70 million under terms of the new deal if he achieves all bonuses, agent Rich Paul told ESPN.
Murray, 23, is entering his third season after missing the entire 2018-19 campaign with a torn ACL.
The 29th pick in the 2016 draft, Murray became the youngest ever All-NBA Defensive Team selection in 2017-18. He started 48 games that season, averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals.
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz signed forward Joe Ingles to a contract extension on Monday, the team announced.
The Jazz did not disclose terms of the deal, but ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that it was for one year and $14 million.
The extension keeps Ingles under contract through the end of the 2021-22 campaign. He is due to make $11.95 million in the season that is about to start, then $10.96 million in 2020-21.
Ingles, 32, started all 82 games last season and averaged 12.1 points, 5.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds. The Australia native has spent all five of his NBA seasons with the Jazz.
"As one of our longest tenured players, Joe's shooting acumen, playmaking ability and unselfishness have been integral to our team's identity," Jazz general manager Justin Zanik said in a statement. "We are excited to keep a player like Joe, as his character and leadership are critical for the foundation of our team."
Taurean Prince agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets. The deal is worth up to $29m, ESPN reported.
The Nets announced the deal Monday before the deadline for members of the 2016 draft class to sign extensions.
Prince was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in July as part of the massive roster overhaul that included big names Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan.
Prince, 25, averaged a team-high 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.4 minutes per game with the Nets in the preseason.
The Detroit Pistons waived seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.
The veteran shooting guard, who parlayed his time in the BIG3 league into a deal with the Pistons in September, failed to earn the final roster spot. Power forward Christian Wood is being kept to provide frontcourt depth.
Johnson, 38, was named the 2019 MVP of the BIG3 league, which pits former NBA players in games of 3-on-3. Johnson played for the Triplets, who won the most recent BIG3 championship under head coach Lisa Leslie.
At 38, Johnson last played for the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the 2017-18 season. The 16-year veteran has also played for the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat, while making seven All-Star Game appearances, his last in 2013-14 with the Nets.
He has averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in his 17-year NBA career.
