[ESPN NBA Guru] Jefferson inks $78 million extension with Nets

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Celtics keep Banks, send Jones to L.A.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Forward Richard Jefferson has signed six-year, $78 million contact extension with the New Jersey Nets.Jefferson, currently in Greece as a member of the U.S. Olympic team, agreed to the deal last week and the Nets announced on Friday that he had signed it. He would have become a restricted free agent after next season.Jefferson averaged a team-high 18.5 points and 38.2 minutes a game last season. Jefferson also averaged 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and...

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