The Charlotte Hornets and Cody Zeller agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Tuesday morning.
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical first reported Monday the deal is worth $56 million over four years.
The No. 4 pick in the 2013 draft has improved in every season of his career, growing his scoring average from 6.0 points per game as a rookie to 7.6 in 2014-15 and 8.7 last season. Through three games in the 2016-17 campaign, the center is averaging 10.7 points per game.
Zeller has also been a solid rebounder, averaging 5.4 per game throughout his time in the NBA.
Monday night is the deadline to extend players from the 2013 class.
While the new contract is a nice bump in pay for Zeller, Bobby Marks of The Vertical discussed the value of the deal for Charlotte:
Marks also noted the Hornets continued a trend of locking up their young players to extensions, including 26-year-old Kemba Walker and 23-year-old Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
Zeller's contract also pales in comparison to what other centers received Monday, including $100 million deals for bot ...
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