He First NBA champion ring in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's career could be accompanied by A Million Car For the Canadian, who has earned for his own merits The right to opt for the 'Supermax Extension'an extension of its current contract for the maximum limit established in agreement by the NBA, which it requires to collect it some difficult requirements to meet and only within reach of a handful of chosen. And Shai is one of them.
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This season the Canadian has earned $ 35.8 million (Only the thirtieth room best paid in the NBA), 25-25 would win 38.3 and 26-27 would go to 40.8. But that scale can change if, as everything seems to indicate, signs a new contract with the Thunder hosting the 'Supermax Extension'.
380 million dollars for five years
Key piece in its meteoric ascent and in the conquest of its first ring, the logical thing is that the Oklahoma franchise agreed to sign that maximum expansion, which would make the base the best paid player in the NBAas it would sign the highest contract in the history of the League: 380 million dollars for the next 5 years. Your average salary would be 76 million a yearbeing able to reach a maximum of 87 million in the 31/32 campaign.
Shai poses with the NBA champion trophy and MBP of the finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander It already has a contract for three more seasons, thanks to its previous five -year extension for 172 million dollars. Adding those emoluments, the extension of the supermaxim if finally signs it, as expected, and Your original rookie contract of 17 million dollarsthe Canadian will accumulate 576 million dollars in profits during their first 14 years of career. A fortune.
Requirements required by NBA to renew for maximum
To be able to choose the 'Supermax Extension' The three requirements of extreme difficulty that the League demands must be met and that they are only available to a handful of chosen.
The first is that to aspire to sign that 'supermax extension', which is as they call that renewal as possible, The salary space of the franchise cannot exceed 35%.
Carry a minimum of seven seasons in the NBAthose that this campaign has completed after playing one in the clippers and six in the Thunder.
Has to have been drafted by the current team or arrived through a transfer in its first four yearsand it cannot have been a free agent. He was transferred after his first year from the clippers to the Thunder.
The contract It must be an extension of its current contract, not a new contract as a free agent. He has three years left his former contract and would be an extension.
Have been chosen MVP of the season in one of the previous three seasons to sign that supercontract (Shai has been this year), or in two of the three seasons before signing that 'Supermax' having been 'All-Nba' (included in one of the three best quintets of the season) and it has been the last three seasons. Or have been chosen defensive player of the year.
The highest renovations of the last seasons
1. Jayson Tatum (Celtics): 314 million for 5 seasons in 2024
2. Jaylen Brown (Celtics): 304 million for 5 seasons in 2023
3. Nikola Jokic (Nuggets): 270 million for 5 seasons in 2023
4. Bradley Beal (Wizards): 251 million for 5 seasons in 2022
5. Anthony Edwards (Wolves): 244 million for 5 seasons in 2023
6. Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers): 244 million for 5 seasons in 2023
7. Giannis Antetokoiunmpo (Bucks): 228 million for 5 seasons in 2020
8. Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves): 224 million for 4 seasons in 2022
9. Devin Booker (Suns): 224 million for 4 seasons in 2022
10. Luka Doncic (Mavericks): 207 million for 5 seasons in 2021
11. Russell Westbrook (Thunder): 205 million for 5 seasons in 2017
12. Rudy Gobert (Jazz): 205 million for 5 seasons in 2020
13. Stephen Curry (Warriors): 201 million for 5 seasons in 2017
