Reports: Former Villanova star Josh Hart finalizing $81 million extension with Knicks

Perhaps the only person faring as well as the billion-dollar Mega Millions winner on Wednesday was Knicks guard Josh Hart.

According to reports, Hart was putting the finishing touches on a four-year contract extension valued at $81 million that would see him receive a total of $94 million through the 2027-28 season.

Last season, Hart averaged 10.2 points in 25 games for the Knicks, who made it to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since 2013. The former Villanova guard is going into his seventh season since being selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NBA draft.

Hart, 28, joined the Knicks via a trade with Portland in February. He has averaged a career 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds. In New York, Hart was reunited with fellow former Wildcat Jalen Brunson, who found out Hart was joining the team when he was in Philly getting his jersey retired at Villanova.

As part of the Hart deal, the Knicks sent fellow Wildcats guard Ryan Arcidiacono, Cam Reddish, Ante Tomic, and a first-round pick (later Kris Murray) to the Trail Blazers, while Svi Mykhailiuk was sent to the Charlotte Hornets. The trade was a four-team deal that also brought Jalen McDaniels to the Sixers for Matisse Thybulle.

Hart and Brunson, along with yet another former Wildcat in Mikal Bridges (now with the Brooklyn Nets), will represent the United States later this month at the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines.