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Report: Jerry West agrees to 2-year extension with Warriors

The Golden State Warriors will continue to consult with Jerry West through at least 2016-2017 after reaching an agreement on a contract extension, per Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News: Warriors executive board member Jerry West has agreed to a two-year extension with the team through the 2016-2017 season, an NBA source confirmed to this newspaper on Wednesday. West had one year remaining on his original deal with the team and this new deal will be tacked on, for a total of a three-year commitment from this point. West, 76, had recently told associates … that he was thinking about retiring for good, especially after the chaos of the Warriors’ 51-win season and subsequent firing of coach Mark Jackson.