New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to three-year, $68 million contract extension. Jones’ agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, confirmed the terms of the deal to The Associated Press on Thursday night.

Which is why the Pelicans and Jones agreed to a three-year, $68 million extension on Thursday with a player option in the final year, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. These three seasons will be tacked on to the end of the two existing years on Jones' contract,

Herb Jones and the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, Mark Bartelstein and Kieran Piller of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Shams Charania.