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Dwight Howard Reaches
Jayson Tatum Agrees To 5-Year, $195M Extension With Celtics
JAYSON TATUM
Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum has agreed to a five-year, $195 million desig- nated rookie max extension.
Tatum was a first-time All-Star last season, averaging 23.4 points on 45% shooting (40% on 3s) while grabbing 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
Rajon Rondo Reaches 2-Year Deal With Atlanta Hawks
RAJON RONDO
After saying goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers in an In- stagram post earlier in the day, guard Rajon Rondo agreed to a two-year, $15 million con- tract with the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks are determined to get better defensively in the backcourt rotation, bringing in Rondo, who will be entering his 15th season in the league, and Kris Dunn on two-year deals.
Tristan Thompson Reaches Deal With Celtics
TRISTAN THOMPSON
Free agent center Tristan Thompson has reached an agreement with the Boston Celtics on a two-year, $19 mil- lion contract.
Thompson spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The former No. 4 overall pick aver- aged a double-double (12.0 ppg; 10.1 rpg) for a second con- secutive season.
Los Angeles Lakers, Marc
Gasol Agree To 2-Year Deal
The Los Angeles Lakers are shoring up their defend- ing championship run by adding a big man with cham- pionship experience whose career started with the purple and gold.
The Lakers are finalizing a two-year deal with center Marc Gasol.
L.A. is trading center JaVale McGee and a future second-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers to help
MARC GASOL
make room for Gasol. Cleveland is sending Jor-
dan Bell and Alfonzo McKinnie to the Lakers in the deal.
Jazz To Sign Derrick Favors, Re-Sign Jordan Clarkson
After spending the major- ity of his career with the Jazz, Derrick Favors is report- edly ready for a reunion.
According to multiple re- ports, the veteran big man will return to the team that traded former All-Star point guard Deron Williams to acquire him in 2011. Favors spent the next eight years providing solid frontcourt production for the Jazz before joining New Orleans via a trade last season. Favors started in 49 of the 51 games he played for New Orleans, averaging a career-high 9.8 rebounds in just 24.4 minutes per game.
Clarkson is reportedly
DERRICK FAVORS AND JORDAN CLARKSON
set to re-sign with Utah for four years and $52 million. Acquired midseason in a trade with Cleveland, the 6- foot-4 combo guard provided immediate scoring off the bench for a Utah team in des- perate need of it. Clarkson averaged 15.6 points in less than 25 minutes over 42 games with the Jazz.
1-Year Deal With 76ers
Dwight Howard and the Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement on a one-year contract.
The eight-time All-Star center and 16-year NBA vet- eran is coming off a season of redemption with the Los An- geles Lakers, establishing himself as a reliable bench player. Howard averaged 7.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in the regular season, as
DWIGHT HOWARD
well as 1.1 blocks.
The deal is worth the vet-
eran minimum exception of $2.6 million.
Gordon Hayward Reaches 4-Year, $120M Deal With Hornets
Free agent Gordon Hay- ward is signing a four-year, $120 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
Hayward became a free agent Thursday after declin- ing his $34.2 million player option with the Boston Celtics for next season.
Hayward had a tumul- tuous three years in Boston after signing a four-year,
GORDON HAYWARD
$127.8 million contract in 2017.
Avery Bradley Signs 2-Year Deal With Heat
Lakers free-agent guard Avery Bradley has agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Heat for $11.6 million.
Bradley did not partici- pate in the season restart in Orlando, opting out for family reasons. The veteran guard had been an integral part of the Lakers prior to the shut- down in March, coming off the bench for 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per
AVERY BRADLEY
game.
The 10-year veteran is
known for his 3-point shoot- ing and defensive ability.
Mitchell Agrees To 5-Year, $195M Extension With Jazz
Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a five-year, $195 million designated rookie max extension.
The deal is guaranteed for $163 million and could in- crease to $195 million if he meets All-NBA criteria for the 2020-2021 season.
Mitchell, who has estab- lished himself as Utah’s fran- chise centerpiece, was named an All-Star for the first time
DONOVAN MITCHELL
while averaging 24.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season.
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