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Team signs point guard to four-year, $212 million contract
A professional basketball team agreed to a four-year, $212 million deal with its starting point guard. An ESPN analyst called the contract one of the worst in the league.
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A professional basketball team signed its point guard to a four-year, $212 million contract on Monday. The deal keeps the 29-year-old player in the city where the team plays. ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst said on "The Hoop Collective" podcast that the contract ranks among the worst in the league.
"I think this is instantaneously one of the worst contracts in the league. I’m sorry I said that. I’m sorry I said it that way. I don’t mean to be mean," Windhorst said.
Contract details and trade risk The final season carries a $56.9 million player option. Windhorst added that the team would likely need to attach its first-round draft pick to move the contract. The team holds the No. 1 selection in Tuesday night’s draft and finished last season with a 17-65 record.
Player background The point guard arrived via trade in January and appeared in five games before an injury ended his season. Over eight seasons he has averaged more than 20 points and 10 assists per game when healthy. The team last reached the playoffs in the 2020-21 season.
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