Blake Griffin Agrees To 5-Year Maximum Extension With Clippers

Blake Griffin To Sign 5-Year, $95 Million Extension With Clippers, According To Report

Blake Griffin has agreed to a five-year, $95 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to reports. Griffin is coming off his second consecutive All-Star season, during which he averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, and terrorized defenders at the rim.

Blake Griffin and the Clippers have formally agreed on his five-year, approximately $95 million deal, league sources say.

— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) July 10, 2012

Griffin was reported to have agreed to the same extension at the end of the June, but his business manager denied the report saying no decision had taken place. Griffin has now apparently followed through with the deal.

The extension will take effect at the start of the 2013-14 season. Griffin was eligible for an early extension as a first-round pick with three or more years of experience in the NBA playing on his rookie contract.

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Blake Griffin Has Not Agreed To Clippers Extension, Says Business Manager

Despite a report from the Los Angeles Times claiming that Blake Griffin agreed to a five-year, $95 million contract extension that would go into effect for the 2013-14 season, no such deal has been agreed to, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports, who spoke to Griffin's business manager. Griffin is apparently at a wedding and has not spoken with Clippers brass, according to the manager.

It seems as if Griffin would ink the deal at some point, but it's unclear who tipped the Times to the deal that apparently hasn't happened. The Clippers are currently without a general manager as Neil Olshey left to join the Portland Trail Blazers weeks ago.

There's pretty much no chance that Griffin rejects an extension with the Clippers, though some players have taken shorter contracts in recent years. Griffin missed his first NBA season due to a serious knee injury. He's made the All-Star team in both seasons that he has played.

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Blake Griffin Agrees To 5-Year, $95 Million Extension With Clippers, According To Report

Blake Griffin will sign a five-year, $95 million extension with the Clippers, according to a report.