Raptors, Pascal Siakam agree on 4-year max extension
Pascal Siakam is officially a major part of the Toronto Raptors’ long-term plans.
The Raptors and Siakam have agreed on a four-year, $130 million maximum extension, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. ESPN first reported the agreement.
Siakam was a breakout player — and the league’s Most Improved Player — last season for the NBA champions, averaging career highs of 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He is entering his fourth season and now is under contract to the Raptors through the 2023-24 campaign.
Siakam was even better for the Raptors in the playoffs last spring, averaging 19 points and 7.1 rebounds in 24 games as Toronto went on to win its first title.
• The Atlanta Hawks exercised the 2020-21 contract options on three of the team’s top young players — forward John Collins and guards Trae Young and Kevin Huerter.
The team exercised the fourth-year option on Collins and third-year options on Young and Huerter. Collins led the Hawks with his averages of 19.5 points and 9.8 rebounds last season. Young was an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection after averaging 19.1 points and 8.1 assists. Huerter was a second team all-rookie pick after scoring 9.6 points per game.
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Murray reaches 1st final since surgery
Andy Murray is back in an ATP tour final for the first time since March 2017 after beating Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the European Open semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium.
Murray will face fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, who beat Janik Sinner 6-3, 6-2.
For Murray, it’s his biggest success since having hip surgery in January, an injury that him contemplating retirement.
“It’s been a...