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Kent Bazemore agrees to return to Atlanta Hawks on 4-year, $70 million deal
The Atlanta Hawks have reached a verbal agreement to re-sign wing Kent Bazemore on a four-year deal worth $70 million, his agent, Austin Walton, said.
The fourth year of the deal is a player option, league sources told ESPN.
Bazemore, who turned 27 on Friday, is a defensive specialist who has worked his way up after going undrafted. He had several suitors, including the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.
Bazemore declined four-year, $72 million offers from the Rockets and Lakers, a source told ESPN, confirming an NBA.com report.
Bazemore played 23 games for the Lakers after they traded for him in 2014, and a source said he "seriously considered" their offer before deciding to return to the Hawks.
Bazemore averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the Hawks last season.
The fourth year of the deal is a player option, league sources told ESPN.
Bazemore, who turned 27 on Friday, is a defensive specialist who has worked his way up after going undrafted. He had several suitors, including the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.
Bazemore declined four-year, $72 million offers from the Rockets and Lakers, a source told ESPN, confirming an NBA.com report.
Bazemore played 23 games for the Lakers after they traded for him in 2014, and a source said he "seriously considered" their offer before deciding to return to the Hawks.
Bazemore averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the Hawks last season.