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Anthony Davis, star of the NBA’s next era, signs a ‘next era’ contract extension (Ball Don’t Lie)
The NBA's next "best player in the game" is going to be the first to sign a contract that reflects the league's new financial era. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis, just seconds into the NBA's free agent season, agreed to a no-brainer five-year, $145 million contract extension with the team, as first reported by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski . The deal will allow Davis to make 30 percent of the league's salary cap number, one that will likely hit for right at $90 million in 2016-17, and well over the $100 million mark the following season. Davis, who averaged over 24 points and 10 rebounds in 2014-15 while leading his Pelicans to the postseason in the loaded Western conference, will reportedly have an opt-out option following the fourth year of the extension ( according to ESPN's Marc Stein ), during the 2020 offseason. Davis, by then still only just 27-years old, would be allowed to survey the ever-changing NBA scene in order to determine whether or not sticking with the Pelicans (who haven't won a championship since entering the NBA as the Charlotte Hornets in 1989) is the best move for that...
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