July 2, 2024
Hezonja signed a five-year contract extension with Spanish club Real Madrid on Tuesday,
Eurohoops.net reports.
ANALYSISThe No. 5 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Hezonja has spent the past four seasons playing overseas but had been rumored to be considering a return to the NBA this offseason. He looks like he'll end up sticking overseas, though
Shams Charania of The Athletic previously reported June 20 that any extension Hezonja signed with Real Madrid would contain an NBA opt-out clause that would remain active through July 19 if a team is able to convince the 29-year-old forward to make the jump back to North America.