Brook Lopez and the Bucks agreed to two-year $48 million contract extension
1 year, 5 months ago

Brook Lopez and the Bucks agreed to two-year $48 million contract extension

Daily Mail  

Milwaukee agreed to a three-year deal with Khris Middelton at the start of FA Brook Lopez and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a two-year $48million contract extension, according to reports. The Bucks were already able to retain All-Star Khris Middleton who agreed to a long-term extension with the team just as free agency opened. Last season the 35-year-old Lopez averaged 15.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Brook Lopez and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a two-year $48 million extension Lopez averaged 15.9 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting over 37% from beyond the arc Khris Middleton and the Bucks also agreed to a three-year deal worth $102 million extension 'We've had a great time.

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Cavaliers, center Jarrett Allen agree to 3-year, $91 million contract extension, AP source says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cavaliers, center Jarrett Allen agree to 3-year, $91 million contract extension, AP source says

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has agreed to a three-year, $91 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Allen, who has become indispensable for the Cavs as well as one of the Eastern Conference’s top big men, will be guaranteed $131 million over the next five seasons, said the …

Evan Mobley, Cavaliers agree on 5-year, $224 million rookie contract extension, AP source says
5 months ago

Evan Mobley, Cavaliers agree on 5-year, $224 million rookie contract extension, AP source says

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley has agreed to a five-year, $224 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night. Mobley’s agents, Joe Smith and Thad Foucher, first told ESPN about the extension. Mobley’s agreement is the latest positive development this summer for the Cavs, who after hiring Kenny Atkinson …

Cavaliers, Evan Mobley agree to 5-year, $224 million max rookie extension: Source
5 months ago

Cavaliers, Evan Mobley agree to 5-year, $224 million max rookie extension: Source

New York Times  

By David Aldridge, Jason Lloyd and Alex Andrejev The Cleveland Cavaliers and Evan Mobley have agreed on a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie contract extension that could be worth up to $269 million, a league source confirmed Saturday. Mobley is the second key player Cleveland locked up with a maximum extension this month after agreeing to a three-year, $150.3 million …

Brook Lopez matches career high with 39 points as Bucks edge Wizards 131-128
1 year ago

Brook Lopez matches career high with 39 points as Bucks edge Wizards 131-128

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez matched a career high with 39 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2:40 left to put the Milwaukee Bucks ahead for good in a 131-128 In-Season Tournament victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. “We’re evaluating him tomorrow.” Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each added 31 points as the Bucks improved to 3-0 in the …

Braves sign hard-throwing reliever Reynaldo López to a $30 million, 3-year contract
1 year, 1 month ago

Braves sign hard-throwing reliever Reynaldo López to a $30 million, 3-year contract

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — While keeping up their search for starting pitching, the Atlanta Braves added another reliever to their bullpen Monday by agreeing to $30 million, three-year contract with right-hander Reynaldo López. They re-signed relievers Joe Jiménez and Pierce Johnson to multiyear deals, acquired left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer from the White Sox in a six-player trade and dealt former 21-game winner …

Bucks’ new (old) defense puts Brook Lopez back where he belongs — protecting the rim
1 year, 1 month ago

Bucks’ new (old) defense puts Brook Lopez back where he belongs — protecting the rim

New York Times  

MILWAUKEE — On Friday, Brook Lopez was back where he belonged. “Sometimes as coaches, we’re too smart for our own selves and so a couple players came to me — I won’t disclose — but they wanted Brook deeper in the drop and I was smart enough to listen to ‘em and it paid off tonight.” For the first four …

Hollinger: NBA’s middle-class contract extension revolution; analyzing Giannis’ bag
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollinger: NBA’s middle-class contract extension revolution; analyzing Giannis’ bag

New York Times  

It’s a middle-class revolution. There are exceptions — Philadelphia didn’t extend Maxey because it wants to have him in restricted free agency, where his piddling $13 million cap hold gives the Sixers far more cap space than a max extension would. This deal theoretically keeps him in Cream City until at least 2027, by which he’ll be 32 years old; …

Giannis Antetokounmpo 'agrees three-year, $186 million contract extension' with the Milwaukee Bucks
1 year, 2 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo 'agrees three-year, $186 million contract extension' with the Milwaukee Bucks

Daily Mail  

Antetokounmpo hinted twice at departing from Milwaukee earlier this offseason Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly has agreed to a three-year, $186 million max contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. Thanks to the 'Over-38' rule in the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Antetokounmpo can earn even more money by signing another short-term deal with the Bucks in 2026 and another four-year extension in 2028, …

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis Signs Richest Annual Contract Extension In NBA History
1 year, 4 months ago

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis Signs Richest Annual Contract Extension In NBA History

News 18  

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is set sign a three-year, $186 million max contract extension to remain with the team through 2028. Davis, who is projected to be the future of the Lakers once LeBron James takes leave, already has two more years left on a contract worth 84 millions dollars. This new contract extension will provide Davis with …

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers agree on a three-year, $186 million extension
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers agree on a three-year, $186 million extension

The Hindu  

Anthony Davis will be under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for the next five seasons, after agreeing to an extension that comes with the highest per-season average salary in NBA history. Davis and the Lakers have agreed on a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said Friday. At an average value of $62 million per …

Lakers star Anthony Davis to sign 3-year, $186 million contract extension: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

Lakers star Anthony Davis to sign 3-year, $186 million contract extension: Sources

New York Times  

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will sign a three-year, $186 million max contract extension to remain with the team through 2028, team sources told The Athletic. The Athletic’s instant analysis: The next linchpin of the Lakers This extension cements Davis as the face of the next era of Lakers basketball. Whenever LeBron James is no longer a Laker — …

Celtics, Jaylen Brown agree to 5-year, $304 million supermax extension, per sources: How this impacts Boston
1 year, 5 months ago

Celtics, Jaylen Brown agree to 5-year, $304 million supermax extension, per sources: How this impacts Boston

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Jared Weiss and Jay King The Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown have agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension, league sources tell The Athletic. BREAKING: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the franchise, per sources. — King Brown cements himself as one of the NBA’s …

Bucks notes: Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez return, depth chart, what to watch at summer league
1 year, 5 months ago

Bucks notes: Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez return, depth chart, what to watch at summer league

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — After a flurry of moves to start free agency, the Bucks tip off NBA Summer League action on Friday in Las Vegas. Before adding Middleton and Lopez, the Bucks’ salary cap total for their six players on guaranteed contracts — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Bobby Portis, Pat Connaughton, Grayson Allen, MarJon Beauchamp — was $115.14 million. Adding …

The Lakers are keeping Reaves and Russell. The Bucks agreed to keep Lopez in free agency
1 year, 5 months ago

The Lakers are keeping Reaves and Russell. The Bucks agreed to keep Lopez in free agency

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Lakers kept two of their best guards. Also Saturday, Milwaukee — which had already retained Khris Middleton — kept center Brook Lopez on a two-year deal, a person familiar with the agreement told the AP. The Athletic and ESPN reported the deal was worth $48 million for the 35-year-old Lopez, who averaged 15.9 points in 78 games …

Milwaukee Bucks free agency primer: Projected depth chart, roster needs and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Milwaukee Bucks free agency primer: Projected depth chart, roster needs and more

New York Times  

Follow our live free agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. Convincing both Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez to come back to Milwaukee would obviously go a long way toward completing the Bucks’ rotation, but the team has enough free agents and potential …

NBA’s top free-agent centers in 2023: Kristaps Porziņģis, Brook Lopez and more
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA’s top free-agent centers in 2023: Kristaps Porziņģis, Brook Lopez and more

New York Times  

The Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of 2023 NBA Free Agency. Vooch is still a talented offensive player, but his 40 percent 3-point season in 2020-21 now looks like a major outlier, and defensively, he’s a popular target for opposing schemes. The Thunder will bring back Chet Holmgren next year but still need a backup five, so I wouldn’t be shocked …

Bucks have tough decisions this offseason: Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and new CBA
1 year, 7 months ago

Bucks have tough decisions this offseason: Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and new CBA

New York Times  

Taking a basic look at the Bucks’ salary-cap table, it was not all that difficult for anyone to see this was going to be a complicated summer for the Bucks. Here’s what the roster looks like heading into the offseason: Guaranteed salaries for next season — $114.78 million Player options for next season — $42.64 million Unrestricted free agents While …

Bucks preached patience with Khris Middleton but looming return is an ‘exciting prospect’
2 years ago

Bucks preached patience with Khris Middleton but looming return is an ‘exciting prospect’

New York Times  

After being listed as out for the first 20 games of the 2022-23 season, Bucks forward Khris Middleton appears close to making his return to action. Asked about Middleton’s potential return on Monday, Bucks center Brook Lopez explained just how valuable Middleton is to the team going forward. While some of the Bucks’ role players might need Giannis Antetokounmpo to …

Lakers, LeBron James agree to 2-year, $97.1 million contract extension: Sources
2 years, 4 months ago

Lakers, LeBron James agree to 2-year, $97.1 million contract extension: Sources

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James have agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension, sources tell The Athletic. Sources: Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking him under contract through 2024-25 season. GO DEEPER LeBron James extension means the Lakers need to do whatever …

Hollinger: Jaylen Brown, RJ Barrett and the NBA’s coming salary-cap rise
2 years, 4 months ago

Hollinger: Jaylen Brown, RJ Barrett and the NBA’s coming salary-cap rise

New York Times  

A new word is about to enter the NBA lexicon: “Extendability.” Extendability is the ability to extend a player’s contract at the max level, despite the fact that the salary cap is likely to rise by 10 percent a year or more for the next half-decade or so as the NBA bakes in a new TV deal and the league …

NBA-leading Bucks eager to recapture pre-hiatus form
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA-leading Bucks eager to recapture pre-hiatus form

The Hindu  

The Milwaukee Bucks believe it can build on the momentum it established while putting up the NBA’s best record before the pandemic-imposed hiatus - even if it has been months since it played a meaningful game. "I feel like we’re in a really, really good place right now as a team,” reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo said. I feel like day …

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