The one from the Warriors signs for another four seasons, while Kyrie stays three more years in Dallas
The Angelenos take the point guard from the Heat, while Houston will be the new home of the former Raptors
Draymond Green agreed this Friday a four-year, $100 million contract to stay with the Golden State Warriors, on the first day of NBA free agency. After weeks of uncertainty about the future of the four-time NBA champion, Green and the Warriors closed the deal to prolong their dynasty along with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, reports ‘ESPN’.
Green, 33, is the charismatic leader of the Warriors, who won four NBA titles between 2015 and 2023. The forward averaged 8.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the past season, which was marked by ups and downs for the Warriors and ended with the elimination in the second round of the ‘playoffs’ against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Green participated this Thursday along with Curry and Thompson in the charity exhibition of gold ‘The Match’.
For his part, Kyrie Irving reached an agreement this Friday with the Dallas Mavericks for three years and 126 million dollars, so he will continue in the Texan franchise forming a pair with the Slovenian Luka Doncic. Irving, 31, will sign a three-year contract that will also include a player option in the third year, advances The Athletic portal.
The point guard, NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, arrived in Dallas last February from the Brooklyn Nets in an operation that brought Dorian Finney Smith to the New York franchise. Irving averaged 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists last season.
The Mavericks made a big gamble last year to form an all-star pairing with Irving and Doncic, but the team lost defensive power and finished 11th in the West (38-44), out of the playoff spots. Even so, the franchise owned by Mark Cuban decided to continue trusting this sports project in its fight for an NBA title that they have been missing since 2011.
Vincent to Lakers, VanVleet to Rockets
gabe vincentone of the revelations of this season in the Miami Heat, agreed this Friday to a contract of three years and 33 million dollars with the Los Angeles Lakerswhile Fred VanVleet signed for the Houston Rockets with a bond of 133 million for three seasons.
Vincent was released after the great season he had with the Heat, with whom he reached the NBA Finals, lost against the Denver Nuggets, and after three years in Florida, he will play for the Lakers next year, the ESPN network announced. The 27-year-old guard averaged 9.4 points per game with the Heat, but shot up the level of his performances in the ‘playoffs’, in which he scored 29 points against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Eastern Conference.
The Lakers also closed a new agreement with Rui Hachimura, a very positive element in the Angelenos in the second half of the last season. He signed a contract three years and 51 million dollars, according to the aforementioned sources.
One of the great incorporations of the free agency, which opened this same Friday, was that of VanVleet, who left the Raptors and will compete under the orders of Ime Udoka in the Rockets. He will earn about 43 million dollars per season in the Texan franchise.
Among other transactions closed this Friday, Khris Middleton agreed to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks on a three-year, $103 million contract, while Cam Johnson will return to the Nets on a four-year, $107 million contract. In addition, Jeremi Grant will remain with the Portland Trail Blazers on a five-year, $160 million deal, and Kyle Kuzma will stay with the Washington Wizards for four years and $102 million.