Kawhi Leonard will remain with the LA Clippers long term after re-signing with the team Thursday on a four-year, $176.3 million max contract.
The deal includes a player option in the fourth year.
Leonard had previously declined his player option for $36 million this coming season to become a free agent. He told the team last Friday that he was returning to the Clippers, who finalized the deal nearly a week later.
"Kawhi is a transcendent player and a relentless worker who improves himself every day," said Lawrence Frank, the team's president of basketball operations, in a statement.