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Hawks, Huerter reach 4-year, $65M extension
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Monday, 18 October 2021 19:40
Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter has agreed to a four-year, $65 million rookie contract extension, his agents, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Monday.Huerter, 23, is the latest core member of a young Hawks roster to secure a contract extension."It was important to our group to secure Kevin as a part of our team moving…
LeBron: Reducing workload won't stave off injury
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Monday, 18 October 2021 19:40
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- LeBron James does not buy that monitoring his minutes will have any effect on his health as the Los Angeles Lakers are about to start their new season this week."I don't play the game thinking about injuries," James said Monday, ahead of L.A.'s regular-season opener against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. "And I also feel…
Sources: Suns' talks with Ayton end without deal
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Monday, 18 October 2021 19:40
Discussions on a rookie contract extension for Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton ended ahead of a Monday deadline with no agreement, perishing without the franchise ever honoring the 2018 No. 1 overall pick's expectation of a five-year maximum contract offer, sources told ESPN.Ayton, a key part of the Suns' run to the 2021 NBA Finals, held firm on wanting a…
NBA's Silver: Irving's status 'not a league issue'
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Monday, 18 October 2021 19:40
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday he would have "preferred" that the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association come to an agreement on a vaccine mandate, in part to avoid it becoming an "adversarial" issue for the league's players, as it has for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving."I won't try to speak for [the NBPA], other than the view…
Agents: Suns' Bridges nets 4-yr, $90M extension
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Sunday, 17 October 2021 13:46
Phoenix Suns guard/forward Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $90 million rookie contract extension, his agents, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports, told ESPN on Sunday.Bridges' deal -- averaging $22.5 million per season -- is fully guaranteed, the agents said, and starts with the 2022-23 season. Goldfeder and Gertler completed talks with Suns general manager James Jones…
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