Breaking: New Orleans Pelicans sign one of their star players to an extension deal

Published September 24, 2022 at 8:23 PM
BY JOE BERRO
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CJ McCollum has agreed to re-sign with the Pelicans on a two-year extension deal, worth $64 million, that will keep him locked up till the 2025-26 season.


McCollum's new contract binds him to the Pelicans for four years and is worth $133 million all together.

McCollum, 31, had a career high 24.3 points per game after joining the Pelicans midway through the season, putting him in the top ten in points averaged per season.


McCollum's 2021-22 season stats:

62 Games
▫️22.1 PTS
▫️5.1 AST
▫️4.3 REB
▫️1.1 STL
▫️46.0 FG%
▫️38.3 3P%
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