LA Clippers forward Robert Covington has agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract extension, his agent, Andrew Morrison of CAA Sports, told ESPN on Thursday.
Covington, who will avoid a summer free-agency marketplace that is limited in salary cap space, returns to a loaded Clippers roster that will start the season among the NBA's significant championship contenders.
Under collective bargaining rules, Covington was eligible to re-sign with the Clippers for a maximum of two years before the start of free agency in July. The Clippers' projected luxury tax bill for next season increases from $17.