Point guard Eric Bledsoe has agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Bledsoe, 29, was due to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. In 60 games this season with the Eastern Conference-leading Bucks, Bledsoe is averaging 15.7 points, 5.5 assists and is shooting .492 from the field.
Bledsoe broke into the NBA in 2010 as a member of the L.A. Clippers. In nine seasons with the Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Bucks, he is averaging 14 points per game, 4.8 assists and shooting .492 from the field.
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