OAKLAND, Calif. -- Left-hander Sean Doolittles five-year contract with the Oakland Athletics is worth $10.5 million, and the deal would increase to $13.75 million if he becomes eligible for salary arbitration after this season. The reliever receives a $150,000 signing bonus under the deal announced Friday. Doolittle will get salaries of $600,000 this season, $750,000 in 2015, $1.55 million in 2016, $2.6 million in 2017 and $4.35 million in 2018. The As have a $6 million club option for 2019 with a $500,000 buyout and if that is exercised, they would have a $6.5 million club option for 2020. With a $500,000 buyout. If Doolittle is eligible for arbitration after this season, his salaries would increase to $1.4 million in 2015, $2.45 million in 2016, $3.65 million in 2017 and $5 million in 2018. He began the season with 1 year, 122 days of major league service. The cutoff for arbitration eligibility was exactly 2 years, 122 days last winter, and for the 2012-13 off-season, it was 2 years 139 days. Doolittle also has escalators in the deal based on games finished. In addition, if he finishes a combined 100 games in 2018-19, the option becomes mutual. His previous deal for 2014 was a one-year contract paying $505,000 in the major leagues this season and $295,500 in the minors. The 27-year-old left-hander has been a reliable member of Oaklands talented bullpen since converting from first base late in the 2011 season. He has aspirations of becoming the clubs regular closer, and is handling some ninth-inning duties this season as manager Bob Melvin goes with a bullpen by committee after the early struggles of 2013 AL saves leader Jim Johnson. Doolittle is 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA with one save in nine appearances. He hasnt issued a walk in 10 innings, the most innings among major league relievers who havent allowed a free pass. 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The Sixers shot just 38 per cent and made only 12 of 22 free throws, numbers best illustrated by a sequence of three missed shots, four missed free throws and four offensive rebounds all in the same possession when they trailed 86-81 midway through the fourth quarter. "I think we played our hearts out," Turner said. "Once again, we didnt help ourselves at the free-throw line but we just have to keep up the intensity." Ellis didnt get his first basket until the 2:12 mark of the second quarter. But it wasnt because he was missing. He was just 2 of 4 from the field before halftime. Carlisles move to replace Dalembert, his centre, with Crowder, a forward, in the starting lineup backfired at first. Crowder went 0 for 5 with two turnovers while Dallas went scoreless in the first 5 minutes before Nowitzki hit a baseline jumper after Marion rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Crowder, who scored two points on 1-of-8 shooting but did have six rebounds. NOTES: Dallas rookie PG Shane Larkin made his NBA debut late in the first quarter, four months after breaking his right ankle in the final practice before summer league. He immediately had a steal, and his first assist was on a bucket by Nowitzki. He finished three points, three assists and three steals. ... The teams combined for 12 missed shots to start the game before Turner hit a jump shot with 9:10 left in the first quarter. ' ' '