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Bobby Portis, Anfernee Simons, Nic Claxton, and Lu Dort stayed with the same team but at different salaries.
Free-agent forward Bobby Portis is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks on a four-year, $49 million contract, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports stated to ESPN’s, Adrian Wojnarowski.
Portis declined a $4.5 million player option with the Bucks ahead of free agency, but now he got compensated from Milwaukee that could’ t offer him anything better last summer after winning the 2021 championship.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has agreed on a four-year, $100 million contract extension, as per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Simons, who turned 23 on June 8, averaged career-highs of 17.3 points and 29.5 minutes per game in 57 games — including 30 starts — for Portland this past season.
Shooting guard Lu Dort has agreed to a five-year, $87.5 million deal to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder, also per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Dort, 23, who is considered one of the NBA’s best wing defenders, signed with the Thunder in 2019 as an undrafted rookie on a two-way contract and emerged as a starter for Oklahoma City’s playoff team that season.
Restricted free-agent center Nic Claxton has agreed on a two-year, $20 million deal to return to the Brooklyn Nets, also per Woj, after emerging even as a potential starter for the team.
Veteran free-agent guard Patty Mills has agreed also to return to the Brooklyn Nets on a more modest two-year, $14.5M deal, per Wojnarowski.
On the contrary free agent guard Tyus Jones is returning to the Memphis Grizzlies on a two-year, $30M deal and PJ Tucker is finalizing a three-year, $33.2 million fully guaranteed deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, per the Athletic’s Shams Charania.