With the deadline for NBA teams to sign rookie extensions happening on Monday at 2 p.m. PDT, a few teams snuck deals in before the buzzer. Those deals, plus some injury news, will make up this brief NBA news roundup as the offseason comes to a close.
The New Orleans Pelicans and fourth-year guard Trey Murphy III have agreed to a four-year, $112 million rookie contract extension, The Stein Line’s Marc Stein reported Monday. The deal includes no player option or incentives, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Murphy, 24, averaged 14.