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Paul Millsap has decided to return to the Atlanta Hawks, agreeing to a three-year deal worth $59 million that includes a player option after two years, according to league sources. The Hawks' new leadership of president and coach Mike Budenholzer and general manager Wes Wilcox spent hours hammering out the deal with Millsap's agent, DeAngelo Simmons, to get it done. With a four-year, $80 million offer on the table from the Orlando Magic, the sides worked together to allow Millsap the chance to re-enter free agency in when the salary cap spikes in 2017. The projected salary cap for the 2017-18 season is $108 million, which would make Millsap eligible for a $34-37 million windfall that season. After six strong seasons with the Utah Jazz, who chose him 47th overall in the 2006 draft, Millsap emerged as one of the game's better two-way power forwards during his two seasons in Atlanta, where he was the 60-win Hawks' most consistent player nightly. His WAR of...

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