The Pelicans and forward Larry Nance Jr. have agreed on a two-year, $21.6M extension, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets.
Nance Jr. is entering the final year of a four-year, $44.8M contract. He’ll make $9,672,727 this season.
Nance Jr., 29, has bounced around the league a little bit but has always been coveted for his versatility. He launched his career with the Lakers and played three-and-a-half seasons with Cleveland. He began last season on Portland’s roster but was part of the blockbuster deal that brought CJ McCollum to New Orleans.
He appeared in a total of 46 regular-season games last season. Overall, he’s appeared in 396 regular-season contests, averaging 8.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.9 APG and 1.2 SPG in 24.1 MPG.
He projects as Zion Williamson‘s backup this season and now, apparently, for the next two campaigns as well.
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