Report: Hornets Sign Terry Rozier to Four-Year, $97 Million Extension

Terry Rozier is staying in Charlotte through 2025-26 after a career year with the Hornets last season.

The Hornets agreed to a four-year, $97 million contract extension with guard Terry Rozier on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.

Rozier is slated to be in Charlotte through the 2025-26 season. He joins second-year guard LaMelo Ball in the Hornets' backcourt, leading what could be one of the league's most entertaining teams in 2021-22.

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier has agreed to a four-year, $97 million max contract extension, his agent Aaron Turner of @VerusTeam told @TheAthletic @Stadium. The guaranteed deal takes Rozier through the 2025-26 season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 19, 2021

Rozier, 27, averaged a career-high 20.4 points and 4.2 assists per game in 2020-21, his second season with the Hornets. The Louisville product spent the first four years of his career in Boston after being selected with the No. 16 pick in the 2015 draft.

The Hornets enter 2021-22 seeking their first playoff appearance since 2016. James Borrego's squad finished No. 10 in the East last season at 33–39.