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Rockets' Tari Eason gets $80 million contract update that 'makes sense'

The Houston Rockets have an incredibly deep rotation of wing players and forwards.

Tari Eason, on the younger side and a great athlete, is one the Rockets are likely hoping sticks around for a long time.

Eason is still eligible for a rookie extension, and the league's deadline to get such a deal done is Monday at 6 p.m. ET.

ESPN's Tim Bontemps believes the Rockets will get Eason signed before that deadline.

"This feels as if it will get done eventually," Bontemps wrote on Thursday . "With Eason's injury history, locking in some long-term financial security makes sense. Houston has locked up its young players under general manager Rafael Stone, so expect the Rockets to continue to do so.

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