{"id":7186,"date":"2025-10-16T02:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7186\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:50:10","slug":"kings-keegan-murray-agrees-to-five-year-140-million-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7186\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings&#8217; Keegan Murray agrees to five-year, $140 million contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keegan Murray\u2019s injury is not stopping him from getting paid. <\/p>\n<p>The Kings forward agreed to a five-year, $140 million rookie contract extension with Sacramento on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46608979\/kings-keegan-murray-agrees-5-year-140m-rookie-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The move comes hours after the Kings <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/15\/sports\/russell-westbrook-signing-with-kings-just-before-start-of-nba-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly signed veteran Russell Westbrook<\/a> to a one-year deal worth $3.6 million.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37394283\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP_Raptors_Kings_Basketball_21777-1bf27-0.jpg\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball preseason game against the Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. \" class=\"wp-image-37394283\"  \/>Sacramento forward Keegan Murray dunks the ball during the Kings\u2019 130-122 preseason home loss to the Raptors on Oct. 8, 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>Murray, 25, would have hit restricted free agency after this season, but now he will remain in the fold through at least 2030-31.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft has provided the Kings with consistency in his three years in the league, garnering an All-Rookie selection in his first season.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Murray averaged 12.4 points with a career-high 6.7 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n<p>The Kings will be without Murray for at least the next 4-6 weeks after he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb during a preseason game on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>He underwent surgery in New York on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37394284\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251008_djc_ea1_103.jpg\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) shoots the ball during the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Golden 1 Center.\" class=\"wp-image-37394284\"  \/>Keegan Murray (13) shoots the ball during the first quarter of the Kings\u2019 preseason home loss to the Raptors.  Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Amy Ladd of Stanford University told NBC Sports California that Murray might not fully heal for at least six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt probably takes three to six months for the ligament to repair or for the injury to fully heal,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/keegan-murray-injury-recovery\/1881386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ladd told the outlet<\/a>. \u201cSo there will be some protection involved, even if he\u2019s cleared for sport earlier on. I think four weeks is early. Eight weeks-plus is about right without protection.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings will look for a bounce-back season under Doug Christie, who is now the team\u2019s full-time coach after he took over on an interim basis last season following the midseason dismissal of current Knicks bench boss Mike Brown. <\/p>\n<p>Sacramento has missed the main playoffs the past two seasons and is hoping to reverse that this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keegan Murray\u2019s injury is not stopping him from getting paid. 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