Sam Hauser reportedly agrees to four-year, $45 million extension with Celtics
The Boston Celtics locked up another member of their championship core on Sunday, agreeing to a four-year, $45 million extension with Sam Hauser, a person with knowledge of the details said.
Hauser’s 197 3-pointers were second on the Celtics behind only Jayson Tatum, and now he has joined his All-Star teammate and guard Derrick White in agreeing to extensions this summer.
Hauser will earn $2 million next season before his extension begins in the 2025-26 season. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced.
It was first reported by ESPN.
Hauser went from undrafted out of Virginia in 2021 to a key contributor for the Celtics. He appeared in 79 games last season, starting 13, and averaged a career-best 9.0 points.
Hauser was 11th in the NBA in 3-point percentage at 42.4% and his 42.2% mark for his career is tops in Celtics history among players with at least 250 made 3-pointers.
The 6-foot-8 forward made 10 3-pointers in just under 23 minutes of a March 17 victory over Washington, the fewest minutes played in NBA history in a game with 10 or more 3s.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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