Pelicans agree to three-year, $55.5M extension with Saddiq Bey

Bey agreed to a fully guaranteed three-year, $55.5M extension with a trade kicker after averaging a career-high 17.7 PPG for New Orleans last season; the contract locks him through 2029-30 and affects rotation and trade flexibility.

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- • Length/value: three years, $55.5 million total.
- • Guarantee: fully guaranteed through 2029-30.
- • Trade kicker: deal includes a trade-kicker provision (agents confirmed).
- • Source: report by Shams Charania/ESPN; agents James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler confirmed details.
- • Bey averaged a career-high 17.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 2.5 APG in 2025-26, earning the extension.
- • Keeps a primary wing option under contract, reducing urgency to replace his minutes in free agency.
- • Trade kicker could complicate future moves by increasing Pelicans’ cost to trade him.
- • Report published Sept. 17, 2026, ahead of Pelicans training camp opening Sept. 29.
- • Coaching staff (Jamahl Mosley) will incorporate Bey into camp/rotation planning.
- • Extension may influence minutes battles at wing (competition with Bennedict Mathurin noted in coverage).

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