Saddiq Bey made a successful return from a torn ACL last season. And now he’s being rewarded for it.

The New Orleans Pelicans forward has agreed to a three-year, $55.5 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal reportedly includes a trade kicker.

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Bey was previously under contract for one more season, on a salary of $6.4 million.

Bey entered last season as an unknown after tearing his ACL toward the end of the 2023-24 season, ending his time with the Atlanta Hawks. He wound up spending the next season rehabbing his knee with the Washington Wizards on a three-year, $20 million deal, but was traded to the…

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