{"id":148099,"date":"2025-06-30T19:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=148099"},"modified":"2025-06-30T19:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:02:33","slug":"santi-aldama-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/30\/santi-aldama-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies Pulled Off Massive Steal Just Minutes into Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santi Aldama<\/a> was considered one of the more coveted free agents on the market. He was a restricted free agent, meaning any team with cap space could have made him an offer. But the Memphis Grizzlies wanted to secure his services early on and signed him to a new contract at the beginning of free agency.<\/p>\n

Grizzlies Pulled Off Massive Steal Just Minutes into Free Agency<\/h2>\n

Shams Charania reported, Aldama signed a three-year, $52.5 million contract extension to return to the Memphis Grizzlies. If his trajectory continues like in the previous year, the Grizzlies got a steal. There were rumors about teams like the Detroit Pistons. They also had a young core that would fit seamlessly with Aldama’s skill set<\/a>. But Memphis didn\u2019t want to leave anything to chance. They had two priorities for the offseason<\/a>: re-signing Aldama and Jaren Jackson Jr<\/a>. They managed to get both done in the first minutes of free agency.<\/p>\n

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Restricted free agent Santi Aldama has agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN. CAA\u2019s Austin Brown, Steven Heumann and Max Sadiman finalized the deal with the Grizzlies for Aldama, who had a career year last season. pic.twitter.com\/Pk7j1HjtXy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n