With the NBA closing in on a brand new media deal rumored to be value $76 billion, participant contracts will solely proceed to skyrocket.
In order the monetary aspect of the NBA begins to shift massively, it’s time to test in with the place participant contracts stand, who has the largest offers presently, and which gamers will quickly set new information for the largest contracts in league historical past.
THE BIGGEST CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW (BY TOTAL VALUE)
1. Jaylen Brown – $303.7M
2. Nikola Jokic – 5 years, $264M
3. Bradley Beal – 5 years, $251M
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 5 years, $228.2M
5. Devin Booker – 4 years, $224M
6. Karl-Anthony Cities – 4 years, $224M
7. Steph Curry – 4 years, $215.4M
8. Zach LaVine – 4 years, $215.2M
9. Trae Younger – 4 years, $215.1M
10. Luka Doncic – 5 years, $207M
THE NEXT PLAYERS TO SET NEW CONTRACT RECORDS
Jayson Tatum is predicted to obtain a 5-year, $315 million supermax extension from the Boston Celtics, in accordance with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It will be the largest contract in NBA historical past, with Tatum surpassing teammate Jaylen Brown to change into the brand new document holder.
However Tatum gained’t maintain the title for lengthy. In the summertime of 2025, Luka Doncic will change into eligible to signal a supermax extension value roughly $346 million over 5 years.
Participant salaries will solely maintain rising from there. Right here’s a easy breakdown from NBA author Keith Smith:
Some enjoyable numbers!
The NBA getting $7B per 12 months for media rights will probably lock in 10% cap development (that’s the max the cap can go up) per season beginning in 2025-26.
In that case, the cap will prime $200M within the 2028-29 season. A 35% max wage that 12 months initiatives to be $72M.
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— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) Could 22, 2024
So for those who thought NBA cash was loopy proper now, simply you wait.
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