Oklahoma City has signed guard Thabo Sefolosha to a contract extension to beat Saturday's deadline, his agent confirmed Wednesday to FanHouse.The agent, Guy Zucker, had told FanHouse on Monday an agreement wouldn't be reached. But he said everything began to change by Tuesday when the Thunder stepped forward with an improved offer.
The deal is for four years, starting with next season. Zucker would not comment on dollars.
"Clay Bennett (the Thunder owner) and Sam Presti (general manager) did an amazing job,'' Zucker said. "It never was an issue of whether (Sefolosha) wanted to stay there. We couldn't agree to terms. But they came up with an improved offer. They really stepped up."
Sefolosha becomes the fourth member of the 2006 draft class to sign an extension, with the deadline to get deals done Saturday, joining Toronto's Andrea Bargnani and LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy of Portland. Sefaolaiah was acquired last February from Chicago and started 22 of the 23 Thunder games in which he played the remainder of the season.
Chris Tomasson can be reached at fanhouse.com
