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Seahawks, Jamal Adams Agree To
Timberwolves Acquire Patrick Beverley From Memphis Grizzlies
Four-Year, $70M Deal; Pro Bowler
Champion
Becomes NFL's Highest-Paid Safety
J.R. Smith Is
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading guard Patrick Bever- ley to the Minnesota Timber- wolves for guard Jarrett Culver and forward Juancho Hernangomez, sources told ESPN's Adrian Woj- narowski.
Jamal Adams is the high- est-paid safety in the NFL -- by a wide margin. Adams and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a four-year, $70 mil- lion contract extension -- mak- ing him the highest-paid safety in NFL history (in terms of av- erage annual value). The deal can reach up to $72 million.
Adams will make $17.5 mil- lion annually, $2.25 million more per year than Justin Simmons -- who makes $15.25 million per year for the Denver Broncos. Adams is just the second safety with a total contract value of more than $70 million, joining Washington's Landon Collins -- who signed a six- year, $84 million deal in 2019.
"Man, it's a block off my shoulders," Adams said, "Just so excited to be a part of such a unique organization. Always been a fan. Still a fan. But it just makes it that much
Headed Back
JAMAL ADAMS
greater that I'm a part of the family now. I'm ready to go win some championships, man."
Adams will make $38 mil- lion guaranteed in the deal, the second highest for a safety in league history. Collins has the highest amount of guarantees at $44.5 million.
4-Year, $196 Million Supermax
To School
With the trade, Minnesota gets the toughness and leader- ship of Beverley for its young, developing roster. Timber- wolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas is familiar with Beverley after
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers Sign
PATRICK BEVERLEY
their time together with the Houston Rockets.
Extension Through 2026-27
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Set To Release First Signature Shoe
PATRICK MAHOME AND HIS NEW ADIDAS SHOES
J. R. SMITH
GREENSBORO, N.C. – When the NBA came courting during his senior season at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, the scouts kept telling him one thing.
“They always told me I could go back (to school) whenever,” said Smith, who had committed to the Univer- sity of North Carolina.
So, after finishing as the co- MVP at the McDonald’s All- American Game in 2004, Smith opted to head directly to the NBA. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard played profes- sionally for 16 seasons and won NBA titles with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
The 35-year-old is retired now and about to embark on a new adventure, enrolling at North Carolina A&T State University, one of the nation’s top HBCUs, to pursue a de- gree in liberal studies. Maybe those NBA scouts were right after all.
“So, this is whenever,” said Smith, shortly before he split the fairway with his opening drive during the pro-am at the Wyndham Championship.
The 6-foot-6, 200-pounder starts classes on Aug. 18. He is also waiting on the NCAA and to sort out his eligibility, and when it does, Smith, who plays to a 5 handicap, is looking to join the Aggies’ golf team.
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has signed a four- year, $196 million supermax contract extension, sources told ESPN.
The Sixers announced Tues- day morning the 7-footer has signed a multiyear deal with the team, but did not disclose details of the contract.
The extension keeps Embiid under contract with the Sixers through the 2026-27 season for a total of $261 million. The four- time All-Star already was set to
JOEL EMBIID
make $65 million over the final two years of his current deal.
Tim Tebow Released By Jacksonville Jaguars
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whose business empire recently ex- panded to minority ownership of sports teams and partner- ship in fast-food franchises, will soon be in the footwear business.
Mahomes tweeted Monday about the imminent release of his first signature shoe, the Mahomes 1 Impact FLX, through Adidas. He an- nounced that "go time," or the release date, for the shoe is
Aug. 23.
"I've dreamed about this
since I was a little kid," Ma- homes said. "Years in the making. ... This is just the be- ginning."
Mahomes recently bought into the ownership of Sporting Kansas City, the city's MLS franchise. Last summer he be- came a minority owner of the Kansas City Royals.
He is a partner in an investor group that recently announced Whataburger fast food fran- chises in Missouri and Kansas.
Marcus Smart Agrees To 4-Year, $77 Million Extension With Boston Celtics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow's attempt to return to the NFL as a tight end after years of playing quarterback is over. The Jacksonville Jaguars released the 2007 Heisman Tro- phy winner Tuesday as part of the first round of roster cuts.
Tebow posted a message on Twitter shortly after he was re- leased in which he thanked the Jaguars for giving him a chance. "Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks," Tebow wrote. "I've never wanted to make de-
TIM TEBOW
cisions out of fear of failure and I'm grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream.
Boston Celtics guard Mar- cus Smart has agreed to a four-year, $77 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.
The extension -- which be- gins with the 2022-23 season - - is the maximum allowable off Smart's $14.3 million salary for 2021-22. The deal does not include a player option.
Smart has developed into one of the franchise's most im- portant players, an elite de- fender and competitor who
MARCUS SMART
has twice been voted to NBA All-Defensive first teams.
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