Sentence examples for maximum contract extension from inspiring English sources

After the season, the star forward Blake Griffin will be up for a five-year, $94 million maximum contract extension.

Shortly after Mourning signed a four-year, $23 million contract this summer, Martin fumed that he was not given a maximum contract extension and soon became the subject of trade talks.

Cleveland locked up Irving, last year's All-Star Game MVP, to a maximum contract extension on the first day of free agency and then James rocked the league by announcing he was returning.

But after the Nets, having committed $126 million to Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning, did not offer him the maximum contract extension, Martin asked to be traded, a person close to the Nets said earlier this month.

According to the person close to the discussions between Martin and the Nets, Martin is intent on receiving the maximum contract extension and is offended at the idea of playing out next season and fielding offers on the free-agent market for the Nets to match or exceed.

Not only do the Kings plan to offer him the maximum seven-year contract extension -- a figure believed to be in the $100 million range -- they also plan to keep putting the pieces around him to ensure Sacramento remains a contender.

Shaquille O'Neal, who last season came within one vote of becoming the National Basketball Association's first unanimous most valuable player, agreed yesterday to a contract extension at maximum terms of three years and $88.5 million with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Palmer was hurt just 10 days after signing a six-year contract extension with a maximum value of $118.8 million over the next nine seasons.

The impression one might get is that Kenyon Martin, the Nets' resident tough guy, is throwing a fit over the team's refusal to offer him a contract extension for the maximum amount allowed under N.B.A. rules.

Jason Kidd signed a six-year, $103.57 million contract over the summer, and Alonzo Mourning was given $24 million over four seasons to help the title chase, but Martin was rebuffed in his request for a contract extension worth the maximum allowable $90 million over six seasons.

Kenyon Martin, angered by the Nets' failure to offer him the maximum allowed by the N.B.A. on a contract extension, has asked to be traded, according to a person close to the discussions.