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By Matt Audilet
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The San Antonio Spurs have unfinished business to take care of following their 2026 NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks.
Julian Champagnie is a big part of what the Spurs are building, and the team reaffirmed that commitment with a contract decision on Monday.
Champagnie intends to sign a three-year, $45 million contract extension with the San Antonio franchise that keeps him with the team through the 2028-29 season, according to ESPN NBA insider Sham Charania. The Spurs declined Champagnie's $3 million team option in order to re-sign him on a lucrative longterm deal that benefits both parties.
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Champagnie, an undrafted player from the 2022 class, was waived by the Philadelphia 76ers in February 2023. Since that time, he's proven himself as an invaluable contributor to the Spurs' recent success.
"I love my teammates, love the coaching staff — everybody at the [Spurs] organization. It's a great place to be," Champagnie said during the Western Conference Finals. "Big, big shout out to the San Antonio Spurs taking an opportunity to a kid from Brooklyn."
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Champagnie averaged 11.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in his first career playoff campaign. The 24-year-old forward is one of the Spurs' longest-tenured players, joining the team midway through the 2022-23 season.
Champagnie showed up in big moments for the Spurs in the 2026 playoffs, including a Game 7 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in which he scored 20 points on 6/10 shooting from behind the 3-point arc.
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