blog.nola.com - 7/4/2008
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Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul agreed to a three-year contract extension with a player option for a fourth year, his agent Lance Young said Thursday. The deal is estimated at $68 million, which will push Paul's yearly salary starting...
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Chris Paul Will Remain a New Orleans Hornet. A Very, Very Rich Hornet.
FanHouse —
... The New Orleans Times-Picayune is reporting that Paul and the Hornets have agreed in principle to a three-year, $68 million dollar extension, which will keep him with the Hornets a while longer. It's a huge signing for the smaller market Hornets, and gives them a foundation for success for the next five years. ...
Chris Paul Agrees to Extension
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
No major surprises here: CP3 and the Hornets have agreed to a three-year extension for the wunderkind point God.
The deal is estimated at $68 million, which will push Paul’s yearly salary starting in 2009-10 to more than $20 million per season, Under NBA rules, Paul cannot sign the deal until July 9.
“The deal is done,'’ said [agent Lance Young], who declined to go into more specifics regarding the deal.
As the article notes, this is a similar deal to the one LeBron ...
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Report: Paul, Hornets Agree to New Deal —
NBA.com: News 7/4/2008
The Associated Press reported Thursday that Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets reached a contract agreement Thursday that could keep the All-Star point guard with the team for at least the next four seasons.
