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Kemba Walker gets $48M extension
The Charlotte Hornets have reached terms on a contract extension with prized guard Kemba Walker, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that Walker will receive a four-year, $48 million extension from the Hornets that will kick in starting with the 2015-16 season.
The sides were facing a Friday deadline to finalize a deal to prevent Walker from becoming a restricted free agent in July.
Walker joins Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Denver's Kenneth Faried, Orlando's Nikola Vucevic and Phoenix Suns twins Markieff and Marcus Morris as extension recipients since the window for such deals opened July 1.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11781139/kemba-walker-charlotte-hornets-agree-contract-extension