WOJ BOMB, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! A news has finally come out in this platonic beginning of August! It comes straight from New York, where Josh Hart has just extended for an amount of 81 million dollars over 4 years.
Between Josh Hart and the Knicks, the story is here to stay! The extension has been in the works since the beginning of the summer, and it is now official: the 28-year-old just signed a four-year, $81 million extension announce theinsider from ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski.
New York Knicks G Josh Hart is finalizing a four-year, $81 million contract extension, Aaron Mintz, Dave Spahn and Steven Heumann of @CAA_Basketball like ESPN. Deal delivers Hart a total of $94M through 2027-2028 season. pic.twitter.com/PNlhKWka4g
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 9, 2023
With this deal of 81 million over four years, Josh Hart will receive just over 20 million dollars for the year. A generous check, but which is not excessive when you know the importance of the back energizer since arriving in the Big Apple last February. In addition to a very interesting line of stats (10.2 points, 7 rebounds and 3.6 assists at 58% shooting including 52% from afar), Josh Hart immediately brought the big defense, the hustle and the fighting spirit that sticks to his skin. He was a real facilitator for this New York team, which returned to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2013.
This pretty jackpot is also a way to reward the new darling of the Madison Square Garden for his loyalty, he who did his franchise a favor at the start of the summer by activating his player option for the 2023-24 season ($13 million) instead of testing the market. As proof of the love he has for the city of New York and his desire to stay there, proclaimed several times. This gesture allowed the Knicks to keep their mid-level exception, with which they were then able to sign Donte DiVincenzo, former teammate of… Josh Hart (and Jalen Brunson) at the university on the side of Villanova.
New York Knicks G Josh Hart is finalizing a four-year, $81 million contract extension, Aaron Mintz, Dave Spahn and Steven Heumann of @CAA_Basketball like ESPN. Deal delivers Hart a total of $94M through 2027-2028 season. pic.twitter.com/PNlhKWka4g
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 9, 2023
The story is beautiful, and there is nothing more logical than to see the two camps agree on a nice deal... even at this time of summer, when the player is currently with Team USA to prepare for the World Cup. This obviously does not prevent him from discussing business and preparing his future at the same time. It’s not just on the courts that the guy knows how to do everything!
Source: ESPN