Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz reportedly agree to $238 million extension
After being mentioned in trade rumors all offseason, power forward Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz have agreed to a five-year, $238 million extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.
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After being mentioned in trade rumors all offseason, power forward Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz have agreed to a five-year, $238 million extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension — including $220 million in new money, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday.
Although we're still nearly three months away from NBA opening night, most teams have already completed their significant offseason moves. Tyus Jones of the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers wing Isaac Okoro, who is restricted, are the last two remaining free agents likely to command much more than the veterans minimum.
The meat of the NBA offseason is over. Most of the discussion has centered around the New York Knicks, Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers, the end (for now) of the LA Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers standing pat, the crowded tank race, the Oklahoma City Thunder loading up and aprons. So many aprons.
Everyone's losing their minds in Cleveland now that the Cavaliers are out of the playoffs, with seemingly no hope for the future in the weak Eastern Conference.
BOSTON — After Cleveland saw its season end in a 113-98 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he wants to continue being the team's head coach.
WASHINGTON: Phoenix guard Bradley Beal unleashed a season-high 43-point barrage on Sunday (Jan 5) against his former NBA club, hitting 16 of 21 shots in a 140-112 triumph at Washington.
Thursday night's NBA slate features eight games to choose from. However, I am most interested in the game between the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans as a pair of Western Conference teams looking to gain ground in the playoff race meeting in New Orleans.