NEW ORLEANS — Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million extension with the New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN NBA Senior Insider, Shams Charania, first reported the news.

The New Orleans Pelicans signed Forward Herb Jones to a three-year $68 million contract extension this evening. He has five years and $97 million left on his Pelicans deal with a player option for the 2029-30 season.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He now has a total of five years and $97 million on his deal, which includes a player option for the 2029-30 season.

Borrego is under contract with the Pelicans. Before the Knicks pursued him, the Denver Nuggets saw him as a candidate to be David Adelman's lead assistant, but New Orleans saw it as a lateral move and denied them permission to interview him,

James Borrego is reportedly staying put after missing out on the New York Knicks' head coaching job. According to SNY's Ian Begley and Fred Katz of The Athletic, Borrego is returning to the New Orleans Pelicans next season after serving as their associate head coach last season.

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