Spurs, Aldridge agree to reported 3-year, $72.3M extension

The San Antonio Spurs have reached an agreement with LaMarcus Aldridge on a contract extension, the team announced.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the deal Monday.

While terms of his contract were not disclosed, league sources told Wojnarowski that Aldridge will earn $72.3 million over three seasons on top of his current deal that runs through 2019. Aldridge will pick up his $22.3-million player option for 2018-19, then continue into his extension that includes a partial guarantee for the third year.

Although their union was first hailed as a rousing success, Aldridge's time with San Antonio has been fraught with ups and downs. He struggled to transition into a secondary role behind Kawhi Leonard after being the featured player for several seasons in Portland, and came up woefully short for the Spurs in the playoffs.

Reports soon surfaced that both sides were unhappy, but a revealing conversation between Aldridge and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich seemed to have repaired the relationship. That meeting evidently led to this new contract that will see Aldridge remain in San Antonio until 2021.

The 32-year-old averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds last season while shooting 47.7 percent from the field. San Antonio was 4.6 points per 100 possessions better with him off the floor, with the bulk of that difference tracing back to Aldridge's defensive deficiencies.