Fox, King agree to max deal
NBA free agency in high gear on Day 1, with more to come
On the first night of free agency, De’aaron Fox was the first huge winner — as in $163 million — or even more.
Fox and the Sacramento Kings agreed on a max deal Friday night, agent Chris Gaston said. It’s a fiveyear pact that will pay Fox $163 million, and that figure could rise to nearly $200 million if Fox makes an ALL-NBA team or receives other league honors.
Fox’s extension will kick in for the 2021-22 season and start at $28.1 million.
Free agency opened in the NBA on Friday at 6 p.m. EST. No deals can be signed until 12:01 p.m. Sunday, and many of the biggest available names — such as the Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Fred Vanvleet, who has seen his star rise meteorically with the Toronto Raptors — did not make immediate decisions on their futures.
Davis is expected to remain with the Lakers; the question there is how the new deal will be structured. Vanvleet is expected to command at least $80 million over the next four seasons, if not more.
A breakdown of moves Friday:
ATLANTA
Danilo Gallinari — one of the top wings on the free-agent market — agreed to a three-year contract worth $61.5 million, a person with knowledge told AP. ESPN and the Atlanta Journal-constitution first reported the agreement.
BROOKLYN
The Nets checked off what general manager Sean Marks called their biggest priority in free agency by agreeing to a deal with Joe Harris.
Priority Sports, which represents Harris, announced the deal on Twitter. ESPN reported that Harris would get $75 million over four years.
DALLAS
The Mavericks and Trey Burke have agreed on a $10 million, three-year contract to bring the guard back after he played well in the NBA bubble.
Burke originally joined Dallas in the trade with New York headlined by Kristaps Porzingis in early 2019. The Mavericks didn’t re-sign Burke before last season, and he ended up in Philadelphia.
The 76ers waived Burke in February before the coronavirus shutdown, and Dallas signed him before
the restart after center Willie Cauley-stein opted out of the finish to the season.
DENVER
Facundo Campazzo agreed to a two-year deal, according to a person with direct knowledge. The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because the contract remains unfinished.
The New York Times first reported the agreement. The 5-foot-10 Campazzo has played in the Olympics twice, the Basketball World Cup twice, has a pair of Euroleague championships and is known for spectacular passes.
DETROIT
Jerami Grant is headed to Detroit on a three-year, $60 million deal, player representative Mike Kneisley of The Neustadt Group said.
Centers Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor also committed, people familiar with those deals told AP. ESPN, which first reported the Plumlee agreement, said he would sign a three-year deal for $25 million.
L.A. CLIPPERS
Patrick Patterson will return on a one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told AP.
Patterson averaged 4.9 points last season for the Clippers. ESPN first reported the Clippers’ agreement with Patterson.
L.A. LAKERS
By adding Montrezl Harrell, a person with knowledge of the deal told AP, the Lakers will have the top two finishers in last season’s Sixth Man of the Year voting. Harrell won it and Dennis Schroder, who was acquired in a trade with Oklahoma City earlier this week, was second.
MIAMI
Point guard Goran Dragic and center Meyers Leonard agreed to twoyear deals, the second year in both cases being team options. Dragic will make about $18 million next season, Leonard about $9 million.
MINNESOTA
Malik Beasley agreed to a $60 million agreement for three years plus a team option for a fourth year, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to AP.
ORLANDO
A person with knowledge of the negotiations said the Magic and guard Dwayne Bacon agreed on a one-year deal for about $2.5 million. The Magic hold a team option for 2021-22, the person who spoke to AP said.
PHILADELPHIA
Veteran center Dwight Howard is going to join the 76ers on a oneyear deal worth the veteran’s minimum of $2.6 million, agent Charles Briscoe told AP.
PORTLAND
Former UNLV star Derrick Jones Jr., the league’s reigning Slam Dunk champion, agreed to a two-year deal with the Trail Blazers. The Athletic first reported the agreement, which a person with knowledge later confirmed to AP.
UTAH
Jordan Clarkson agreed to a fouryear, $52 million deal; he averaged 15.6 points in 42 games after getting traded to Utah last December. And Derrick Favors — a post player who spent most of his NBA career in Utah before playing with New Orleans last season — returned on a deal that will pay him nearly $30 million for three seasons.