The Thunder have signed recently-acquired Kendrick Perkins to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced.
Kendrick Perkins’ Contract Extension With Thunder Reportedly For $34.8 Million Over Four Years
Kendrick Perkins signed a contract extension with the Okahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, and now, we have an idea how much Perkins will end up making in the deal. Perkins’ extension is for four years and $34.8 million, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski.
Perkins had previously rejected a four-year, $22 million extension offer by the Boston Celtics. The Celtics then traded him to the Thunder right before Thursday’s trade deadline.
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The maximum that the Thunder could theoretically offer Perkins is $35 million over four years, according to salary-cap site Sham Sports. They had to do it by March 1; otherwise, Perkins would have become an unrestricted free agent. It appears the Thunder were able to get it done just before the deadline, though the exact terms are still unknown.
Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman was the first to report the news.
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