Payday for Chris Boucher and Luguentz There: The Quebecers both initialed new agreements with their respective teams in the NBA on Thursday.
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According to ESPN, Dort is extending his stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reportedly signed a five-year deal that would net him $87.5 million.
For his part, Boucher will stay with the only Canadian team at the silver stretch, the Toronto Raptors. His new contract would last three seasons and be valued at $35.25 million.
On Wednesday, the Thunder turned down the option year of Dort’s contract that would have allowed him to become a full free agent at the end of the 2022-2023 season. The Quebecer should pocket $1.9 million during the next campaign; With that, he nearly increased his annual salary, which will be $17.5 million.
The Arizona State University graduate improved on all the most-watched stats this past season, whether it’s points (17.2), assists (1.7) or rebounds (4.2) again.
Boucher won head coach Nick Nurse’s trust in 2021-22 and played in 80 of his team’s 82 games, a personal best. The power winger averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.