With the NBA closing in on a brand new media deal rumored to be value $76 billion, participant contracts will solely proceed to skyrocket.
So as the monetary aspect of the NBA begins to shift massively, it’s a superb time to verify in with the place participant contracts stand, who has the greatest offers presently, and which gamers will quickly set new data for the greatest 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 Towns – 4 years, $224M
7. Steph Curry – 4 years, $215.4M
8. Zach LaVine – 4 years, $215.2M
9. Trae Young – 4 years, $215.1M
10. Luka Doncic – 5 years, $207M
THE NEXT PLAYERS TO SET NEW CONTRACT RECORDS
Jayson Tatum is anticipated to obtain a 5-year, $315 million supermax extension from the Boston Celtics, in accordance to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It can be the greatest contract in NBA historical past, with Tatum surpassing teammate Jaylen Brown to turn into the new file holder.
But Tatum received’t maintain the title for lengthy. In the summer time of 2025, Luka Doncic will turn into eligible to signal a supermax extension value roughly $346 million over 5 years.
Player salaries will solely hold rising from there. Here’s a easy breakdown from NBA author Keith Smith:
Some enjoyable numbers!
The NBA getting $7B per 12 months for media rights will seemingly lock in 10% cap progress (that’s the max the cap can go up) per season beginning in 2025-26.
If so, the cap will high $200M in the 2028-29 season. A 35% max wage that 12 months tasks to be $72M.
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— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 22, 2024
So when you thought NBA cash was loopy proper now, simply you wait.
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