The Indiana Pacers are fully committing to their core, at least for now. Ahead of the 11:59PM EST deadline, the Pacers and Malcolm Brogdon have agreed to a contract extension, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon has agreed to an additional two-year, $45 million extension – guaranteeing him $89.3 million over the next four years, his agent Austin Brown of CAA Sports tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
Per Woj, the extension for Brogdon is an additional two-years and $45 million on top of the remaining two years and $44.3 million Brogdon had left on his previous deal.
ESPN's Bobby Marks adds that because of the nature of the extension, Brogdon can't be traded at any point during the 2021-22 NBA season.
That is at least somewhat significant given how the often disgruntled stars become available in trade talks. The latest star, Philadelphia Sixers guard/forward Ben Simmons, was involved in multiple trade rumors throughout the offseason. One of the teams linked to him was the Pacers in a trade that all but likely would've needed to include Malcolm Brogdon.
It's tough to know how real those trade talks were because any trade rumors that hit the Twitterverse beg the question, ‘Which side leaked this, and what does that side have to gain by this being made public?'
This Brogdon extension effectively shuts the door on any potential Brogdon-for-Simmons deal.
The 2016-17 Rookie of the Year Brogdon had a career year with the Pacers last season, averaging 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.9 assists on 45.3 percent shooting from the field and 38.8 percent from beyond the arc. He's yet to play more than 78 percent of his team's games since his rookie year, but he's been a consistent scorer and playmaker for the Pacers since his arrival two seasons ago.
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