Andrew Wiggins ‘agrees to a four-year $109MILLION new contract with the Golden State Warriors’… just hours after teammate Jordan Poole had ‘sealed his own $140m deal’
The Golden State Warriors have wrapped up the second member of their young core by reportedly agreeing to a contract extension with 27-year-old Andrew Wiggins.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Wiggins’ agents said he agreed to a four-year, $109 million contract extension that includes a player option in the final year, to stay with the reigning NBA champions.
Wiggins had one year and $33.6 million left on the contract he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017. Wiggins took a pay cut in order to stay with the Warriors, dropping his salary to $24.3 million in the first year of the new deal. It will then increase to $26.3 million in the second year, per reports.
Andrew Wiggins has reportedly agreed a new contract to stay with the Golden State Warriors
The former No.1 overall pick entered negotiations with leverage on his side after his breakout performance during the 2021-2022 season.
He averaged 17.2 points and shot a career high 39.3 percent from three-point range in 73 starts.
It was also Wiggins’ best defensive season of his career after tying Stephen Curry for the most defensive wins on the Warriors with 3.4, according to Basketball Reference.
All of these figures were good enough to net Wiggins his first all-star appearance of his career.
Wiggins dribbles up the court against the Los Angeles Lakers during a preseason game
During the playoffs Wiggins stepped up several times for the Warriors and had six double-doubles over the course of 2022 games.
During the NBA finals against the Boston Celtics, he was tasked with guarding superstar Jayson Tatum more than any other Warrior and he was very successful at the job.
The Warriors also agreed to terms with sixth-man Jordan Poole, who will also be part of the team’s core for years to come.
Jordan Poole has reportedly agreed to a long-term contract extension with the NBA champions
Poole reportedly finalizing a four-year, $140million contract extension with the team earlier on Saturday.
The extension comes days after the NBA world was sent into controversy after a video was leaked of Poole being punched in the face by Green during an altercation in practice.
After several days away from the team Green returned and the two put their differences to take the court during the team’s final preseason game on Friday night.
The two extensions mean the Warriors will be pay $483million between salaries and the luxury tax. If Green, who is also in the last year of his deal, eventually receives a new deal, it would push that number to over $500million.
Poole and Draymond Green put their differences aside during Friday night’s preseason game
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