The streak is over. The Knicks seem set to re-sign a first-round decide to a long-term deal for the primary time this century.
The Knickerbockers will lengthen prized guard RJ Barrett to the tune of 4 years and as a lot as $120 million, in response to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnaworski Monday night time.
Barrett, 22, can be the primary Knicks’ first-round decide to be prolonged on a multi-year contract since 1999, when the group re-signed Charlie Ward.
The information comes after weeks of commerce talks between the Knicks and the Utah Jazz a couple of commerce for All-Star Donovan Mitchell. Knicks President of Basketball Operations Leon Rose had reportedly set a deadline of Monday night time to strike a deal, and if none was reached, he would transfer forward with an extension for Barrett, which stops commerce talks lifeless of their tracks in the event that they concerned Barrett.
If Barrett have been to be included after the Knicks signal him to an extension, his efficient outgoing wage would balloon to a mean of his present rookie scale wage and the common annual worth of his extension for any group that acquired him (about $20.5 million). However, his wage from the Knicks’ finish of the group would nonetheless counted as $10.9 million, making salary-matching difficult.
Barrett, whom the Knicks drafted No. 3 total in 2019, averaged 20 factors, 5.8 rebounds and three assists in 2021-22.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com