Oklahoma City decided to match Portland's four-year, $70-million offer sheet for restricted free agent center-forward
The 23-year-old Kanter, who averaged 15.5 points and 8.9 rebounds last season, signed the offer sheet Thursday; Sunday was the deadline for the Thunder to match.
He averaged 18.7 points and 11 rebounds in 26 games with the Thunder after it acquired him from the
The Thunder have said they wanted to keep Kanter, a skilled low-post scorer who adds versatility to an offense that features Durant, Ibaka and Russell Westbrook.
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Free-agent shooting guard Alan Anderson, who averaged 7.4 points for Brooklyn last season, signed one-year, $4-million with Washington. . . . Chicago signed Cristiano Felicio, a 6-foot-10, 275-pound forward who played in Brazil last season.
