Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith has signed in China for the upcoming basketball season.
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Smith signed a $3 million contract with the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls, according to Jon Pastuszek at NiuBBall. Per league rules, Smith’s deal does not include an opt-out clause that would allow him to return to the NBA when the lockout ends.
Smith had been linked with a different CBA team earlier, Shanxi, but Pastuszek reports that “after having serious negotiations with Smith over the last week, the two sides simply walked away from each other after a final deal could not be a agreed upon.”
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