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NBA: <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/nba-giannis-and-the-milwaukee-bucks-dominate-the-warriors/" title="NBA: Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks dominate the Warriors“>Jonathan Kuminga does not extend with the Warriors
The Rockets extended their two first-round picks from 2021, who emerged as key performers last year. Sengün signed well below the maximum, but secured a player option in the fifth year of the contract. Green’s short contract length comes as a bit of a surprise, as he also secured a player option last year. Jalen Johnson went from 5.6 points to 16 points and almost 9 rebounds per game last year in Atlanta.
The Pelicans are keeping a key player from Second United in Murphy III, who has also established himself as a very good three-point shooter. Meanwhile, the Magic continued their trend of keeping the current squad together in the long term: Franz and Moritz Wagner and Jonathan Isaac, among others, had already extended their contracts in the offseason.
With Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets are keeping a top performer for the long term. This is particularly important for the 2023 champion because they were unable to retain top performers last summer and this summer. Gordon initially drew his player option for 25/26 and then got another three years on top of that.
Meanwhile, there was no contract extension for Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors. The team wants to wait and see how things develop in the upcoming season. “Just because they can’t agree on an extension doesn’t mean he won’t play for us for a very long time,” said GM Mike Dunleavy Jr.: his franchise still holds Kuminga’s rights next summer. The team had previously agreed on a new contract with Moses Moody.
