Spurs’ Keldon Johnson in rare air with lucrative extension
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, March 26, 2022. traded their longest-tenured player to AtlantaNow that Dejounte Murray is a Hawk, Johnson — at age 22 and entering his fourth season — is one of the Spurs’ oldest heads.
Late Friday, Johnson’s agency — Klutch Sports — announced he had signed a four-year, $80 million extension that will keep him locked up through the 2026-27 season.The structure of the deal is unknown. Johnson can earn a maximum of $22.5 million in 2023-24, which would make him one of the highest-paid players in Spurs history.The most Tim Duncan earned in a single season was $21.1 million in 2011-12.No matter how Johnson’s contract is organized, he’ll see a hefty raise from the $3.
He also connected on 39.8 percent from 3-point range last season, ranking second on the club among players with at least 200 attempts. With Murray in Atlanta and Lonnie Walker having signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson has has been with the team longer than any player on the current roster besides Jakob Poeltl, who arrived in the summer of 2018.Despite that longevity and the promise of a healthy new paycheck, Johnson’s long-term place in the Spurs’ renovation project remains to be seen.
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