On the eve of the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Mavericks returned to near full strength on the court while finalizing important business off the floor.
Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic, left, and Josh Green right, watch the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game as the team played against the Detroit Pistons in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.swingman Josh Green agreed to a three-year, $41 million contract extension. The extra time might be fortuitous, since Doncic had not played or practiced since Oct. 10 and Hardy sprained an ankle six days ago.
The contract agreement with Green, 22, is important for a veteran-laden franchise whose most significant young building blocks surrounding Doncic and. “He keeps getting better and no one in the NBA plays harder than Josh Green. We are thrilled he is set for this season plus 3 more years.”Green was the No. 18 pick of the 2020 draft. His extension will kick in after this season, for which he is scheduled to earn $4.77 million.
“We have seen Josh work extremely hard over his time with the Mavs to become an impactful player on both ends of the floor,” Dallas general manager Nico Harrison said in a news release. “His energy is contagious for our group, and when he’s in the game he pushes his teammates to play at a different speed.”Under terms of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, first-round picks who are entering their fourth seasons are allowed to sign contract extensions prior to 5 p.m.
In the two years prior to this one, 22 of the 30 first-round picks signed extensions. This year, 25 signed extensions, the exceptions being: No. 4 pick Patrick Williams of Chicago; No. 8 pick Obi Toppin of Indiana; No. 19 pick Saddiq Bey of Atlanta; No. 20 pick Precious Achuwa of Toronto; and No. 25 pick Immanuel Quickley of New York.
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