SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors signed beginning ahead Gui Santos to a three-year, $15 million contract extension on Saturday morning, sources advised ESPN.
The brand new deal features a participant possibility for the 2028-29 season.
Santos is a developmental success story for the Warriors. They chose him fifty fifth total out of Brazil within the 2022 NBA draft and introduced him up via their system. He began his profession on the Santa Cruz Warriors and has spent the final three seasons on a minimal deal on the principle roster.
Santos has emerged as a serious rotation participant on the wing the final two months, stepping right into a beginning spot after Jimmy Butler tore his ACL. Santos has scored in double figures 11 of the previous 12 video games and is averaging 31 minutes per sport this month.
Santos will flip 24 in June. He was set to hit restricted free company in July, however the Warriors preemptively acted, conserving him contractually tied to the franchise for at the very least two extra seasons.
