Spurs Start NBA Season off With a Flurry
The new NBA season just started and different players are cashing in, including Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray, who just signed a four-year, $64 million contract extension.
Shams Charania, NBA Insider/Writer/Analyst for The Athletic and Stadium, first reported the deal: “San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has agreed to a four-year, $64M fully guaranteed contract extension, agent Rich Paul tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium”
Murray was entering the final year of his rookie deal with the Spurs and will make $2.3 million this season. Per Charania: “Spurs have viewed Dejounte Murray as a cornerstone, and sides lock in long-term deal that banks on the point guard’s development after he missed last season with torn ACL and averaged 8pts/5.7rebs/2.85asts in 2017-18.”
San Antonio will pay Murray an average of $16 million per season for four years, beginning in 2020-2021.
Murray missed last season because of a torn ACL injury suffered last October. He averaged 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 21.5 minutes over 81 games (48 starts) in 2017-18.
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