MIAMI>> Jalen Suggs has signed a five-year contract extension with the Orlando Magic worth an average of about $30 million per season, a person with knowledge of the terms told The Associated Press.

The team announced the signing Mondaybut did not disclose terms.

It is another step the Magic are making toward locking up their young core on long-term deals. They signed Franz Wagner over the summer to a five-year extension worth at least $224 million — the biggest contract in team history for now. It will almost certainly be topped next summer when 2023 NBA rookie of the year Paolo Banchero is extension eligible.

Suggs’ extension, like Wagner’s, kicks in with the 2025-26 season. He is coming off a breakout year for the Southeast Division champions, averaging 12.6 points and shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range last season — on his way to earning a second-team All-Defense selection, finishing eighth in Most Improved Player balloting and tied for 10th in defensive player of the year voting.

“I want to be here,” Suggs said as the Magic opened training camp three weeks ago. “I don’t want to be anywhere else.”

The Magic had until Monday evening to get the rookie-scale extension with Suggs completed.

Source: Green, Sengun agree to extensions

HOUSTON>> Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun both agreed to contract extensions with the Houston Rockets, a person with knowledge of the details said.

Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, agreed to a three-year, $106 million extension. Sengun, who was chosen 16th in the same draft, agreed to five-year, $185 million extension.

The person confirmed the specifics of the agreements to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deals had not been announced.

Both players are entering the final seasons of their rookie contracts.

Green played in all 82 games last season and averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists to help the Rockets make a 19-game improvement from 2022-23. He has made 545 3-pointers after making a career-high 201 last season. The 22-year-old was drafted at 19 after spending a season with the G League Ignite.

Sengun had a breakout year last season when he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and five assists — all career highs — in 63 games. He missed the last part of the season with a severely sprained ankle.

Johnson agrees to extension with Hawks

ATLANTA>> The Atlanta Hawks and Jalen Johnson agreed to a rookie contract extension on Monday, rewarding the 6-foot-9 forward for his 2023-24 breakout season.

The Hawks did not disclose details of the deal, two days before Wednesday night’s opening game of Johnson’s fourth season. ESPN reported the agreement was for $150 million and five years.

Johnson, the No. 20 overall selection in the 2021 NBA draft, set career highs with his averages of 16 points and 8.7 rebounds last season.

Source: Murphy, Pels agree to a 4-year deal

NEW ORLEANS>> New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III agreed to a four-year, $112 million contract extension, a person familiar with the deal told AP.

Murphy is entering the final season of his rookie contract. Without the extension, the 6-foot-8 wing would have been slated to become a restricted free agent next offseason.

The 24-year-old, a 2021 first-round draft choice out of Virginia, averaged a career-high 14.8 points last season, when he played in 57 games with 23 starts.

Wizards sign Kispert to a 4-year extension

Corey Kispert and the Washington Wizards agreed on a four-year contract extension worth $54 million. Agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman confirmed the agreement in an email to AP on.