Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed on a three-year, $186 million deal extension by way of the 2027-28 season, ESPN reported on Friday.
The deal averages $62 million per season, making it the richest annual wage in league historical past.
Davis grew to become eligible to signal an extension on Friday and the Lakers rapidly locked up the eight-time All-Star energy ahead.
Despite Davis’ lack of sturdiness throughout his four-year tenure with the Lakers, the group had no qualms making the wealthy deal.
Davis, 30, signed a five-year, $189.9 million contract with the Lakers forward of the 2020-21 season. He is owed $40.6 million for the upcoming season and $43.2 million for 2024-25.
Signing Davis to an extension now offers the Lakers one star to construct round, given the likelihood that 38-year-old LeBron James would not have an extended future with the group.
Davis was the No. 1 general choose by New Orleans within the 2012 NBA Draft.
In 660 profession video games (653 begins) with the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2012-19) and the Lakers, Davis has averages of 24.0 factors and 10.4 rebounds per sport. Last season, he averaged 25.9 factors and a career-high 12.5 rebounds per sport in 56 video games (54 begins).
He by no means has performed a full season with the Lakers, slowed by quite a lot of accidents. The 62 video games he performed in 2019-20 are his Los Angeles excessive.
Davis is a four-time All-NBA first group and two-time All-Defensive first-team choice.
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