Jeremy Lamb Contract: Latest News and Rumors on Negotiations with Hornets

November 1st, 2015 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »
Jeremy Lamb and the Charlotte Hornets look to have agreed on a contract extension ahead of Monday's midnight deadline.

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Lamb, Hornets Reportedly Agree to Terms  Monday, Nov. 2 Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer reported the two sides have "agreed in principle" on a three-year, $21 million dollar extension. The news comes on the heels of a Sunday report from Marc Stein of ESPN, who said the sides were "closing in" on a deal. 

New Deal for Lamb A Wise Move For Hornets An average annual value around $7 million would have sounded preposterous for a player of Lamb's stature a few years ago, but with the NBA salary cap set to boom next summer, getting the 23-year-old under team control before he potentially breaks out is a savvy move. 

Lamb was acquired in the James Harden blockbuster trade from the Houston Rockets after getting selected 12th in the 2012 NBA draft, but he never looked like a lottery talent during his three-year stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

The UConn product averaged a career-high 8.5 points and shot 35.6 percent in 19.7 minutes a night during ...

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