A little more than a week ago, the agent for for international Portland Trail Blazers big man Joel Freeland was quoted by Spanish publication La Opinion De Malaga saying that Spanish club Unicaja Malaga was close to inking a contract extension with his client. On Tuesday, La Opinion De Malaga reports that the agreement is "practically closed." A Sportando.net translation provides the following details... ------------------------------ Joel Freeland has agreed with Unicaja Malaga to extend the contract with the Spanish team, according to La Opinion de Malaga. The new contract of the British big man with Unicaja Malaga will have a €2.7M buyout clause. The deal should be official after Copa del Rey who will be played till Sunday in Barcelona. His agent, Falo Calvo, said that Joel Freeland doesn't want to play in any other team different from Malaga, not even an NBA team once he will sign the new agreement. ------------------------------ Freeland, 25, has been a standout for Unicaja Malaga this season, winning ACB player of the month honors before suffering an ankle injury. Ed: Many thanks to Meru for posting this. Headline and text updated. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter