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Sources: Champagnie to ink new deal with Spurs
Key takeaways
- San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie intends to sign a new three-year, $45 million contract with the franchise through 2028-29, sources told ESPN on Monday.
- The Spurs declined Champagnie's $3 million team option to give him a new deal.
- The 6-foot-7 forward who has provided floor-spacing and leadership around Victor Wembanyama and the team's talented guards.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie intends to sign a new three-year, $45 million contract with the franchise through 2028-29, sources told ESPN on Monday.
The Spurs declined Champagnie's $3 million team option to give him a new deal.
Champagnie's agents, Nick Blatchford and Derek Jackson, put the final touches on a deal with San Antonio executives with a unique structure that gets him paid early, includes $42 million in new money, and provides the Spurs some flexibility.
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