Knicks, Clippers Secure Rising Free Agents; Contract Figures for Shamet, Alvarado, Oubre and Others
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The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers have retained two of last season’s standout rookies, finalizing four-year agreements with forward Mohamed Diawara and guard Kobe Sanders, respectively. Both players will earn identical first-year salaries of $2,622,139, the maximum 120% of the rookie minimum allowed under the Non-Bird exception.
Diawara and Sanders secured the same contract structure: two fully guaranteed seasons, a non-guaranteed third year, and a fourth-year team option. Each deal is worth $11,279,212 in total.
Additional Contract Details Around the League
Knicks sign Landry Shamet: The guard’s four-year pact totals $23,978,467 and begins at $5,490,967. The first two seasons are fully guaranteed; year three carries a $1,581,241 partial guarantee, and his 2029/30 player option is partially guaranteed for $1,690,292.
Knicks lock in Jose Alvarado: Alvarado agreed to a three-year, $14,384,484 contract. His 2026/27 cap hit is $4,439,656, while the third-year salary of $5.15 million is partially guaranteed for $2,765,516.
Pacers add Kelly Oubre Jr.: Indiana used $8.05 million of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception on a two-year, $16.5 million deal, leaving the club nearly $7 million of the exception available. The signing places the Pacers under a first-apron hard cap for the remainder of the league year.
Wizards bring in Khris Middleton via sign-and-trade: Washington is applying the remaining balance of its Kelly Olynyk trade exception to give Middleton a guaranteed 2026/27 salary of $5,591,112. The forward’s three-year agreement totals $17,612,034, with a $908,878 partial guarantee on year two.
Pistons finalize John Collins deal: Collins accepted a three-year, $51 million contract with equal $17 million cap hits each season. Only the first year is fully guaranteed; subsequent seasons vest if he remains on the roster past June 28 in each respective year.
The above transactions continue a busy offseason as teams maneuver within salary-cap exceptions and hard-cap constraints.
Source: Hoops Rumors
