Steven Adams’ 7 year stay at Oklahoma City Thunder has come to an end after he got traded to the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this morning. Zach Lowe from ESPN reported that The Pelicans signed Steven Adams on a 2 year deal with a 35 million dollar extension. The contract runs through the 2022-21 season, “fully guaranteed”.
As part of his trade to New Orleans, the Pelicans have signed Steven Adams to a 2-year, $35M extension, sources tell @wojespn and I.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) November 24, 2020
Extension runs through the 2022-23 season, is fully guaranteed, sources say. https://t.co/EnwhzOsgOW
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) November 24, 2020
Oklahoma City Thunder get a 27.5 million dollar trade exception, as per reported by ESPN’s Bobby Marks. This allows the franchise to trade for a player without sending any salary out in a trade.
The $27..5M trade exception that OKC has created from the Steve Adams trade to NOP is the largest (for now) in NBA history. OKC will have a year to use.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) November 24, 2020
Steven Adams averaged 10.9 points per game at 59% field goal accuracy in the 2019-20 season. The 6’11 center also averaged 9.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game during the campaign.
Steven Adams and Zion Williamson are good big men options for the Pelicans going into the new season.