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Shams Charania: Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season, sources tell ESPN.
NBA Base: Jay Williams: “I've talked to a couple of different players that could be Supermax this year or next year — they're starting to feel a little pressure from team owners by saying, 'Yo, Jalen Brunson left 113 million dollars on the table. What are you going to do?'”
HoopsHype: Jalen Brunson is the 47th-highest-paid player in the NBA this season. Kawhi Leonard (2014) is the only Finals MVP since 2007 who ranked lower in season earnings. FWIW: None of the last four Finals MVPs ranked in the Top 30 in NBA salaries when they won the award.
Kurt Badenhausen: Each Knicks player will earn ~$770K from the NBA for their title. Big bump for lower salary guys, such as Sochan ($806K salary), Diawara ($1.3M) & Alvarado ($1.7M).
Alex Kennedy: Mike Brown on Jalen Brunson's $113 million paycut: "He understands what winning is about. He comes and he probably takes a pay cut that I wouldn't have taken. Every time they would've thrown that number in front of me, I would have said 'no,' and I feel like I'm a good guy. He set the bar before he even stepped on the floor every time it came to renegotiate a deal with him. That set the standard. Now, when you take his play into account, it's off the charts, man... I hope Pat [Ewing] doesn't kill me, but when it comes to New York basketball, [Brunson] is freaking him."
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Early projections on the likely ballpark for Young's new deal with the Wiz: $120 million over three seasons. Young has until June 23 — Night 1 of the draft — to activate or bypass the player option. He's eligible for a three-year extension worth nearly $160 million until June 30.
Matt Norlander: Sources told CBS Sports that Momcilovic's contract for next season will be north of $6 million. Kentucky spent $20 million-ish last season and will do it again in 2026-27. For at least the next five months, Mark Pope can live in some peace.
Are you going to be a billionaire? Giannis Antetokounmpo: Yeah. Interviewer: You are? Giannis Antetokounmpo: Yeah. Interviewer: How are you going to become a billionaire? Giannis Antetokounmpo: Look, if I don’t do anything and I just keep on investing my money, your money doubles every seven years. Interviewer: Every seven years, you say? Giannis Antetokounmpo: Every seven years. Yeah. If you invest it in the market, if you see my career earnings and things that I’ve made off the court, even if I don’t do anything, I’ll probably be a billionaire while I’m playing.
Ohm Youngmisuk: The Charlotte Hornets have guaranteed Moussa Diabate’s contract for next season according to league sources. It was non-guaranteed. Diabate won the NBA Hustle Award this season.
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NBA players have the highest salaries in U.S. pro sports by a wide margin. The same holds true come playoff time. Players on NBA playoff teams will split $35.7 million this season, with each team receiving a chunk based on how far their teams go; teams earn more for each round they advance. The total is up $1 million from last year.
The NBA also factors regular-season standings into its playoff pool, with an added bonus of $896,293 for the best record among all 30 teams. Players on playoff teams will receive anywhere from $480,715—roughly $32,050 per player based on a 15-player roster—to potentially $12.8 million ($853,700 per player) if the Thunder, who finished the season 64-18, win the NBA championship.
Keith Smith: By making All-NBA, Jalen Duren is now eligible to sign a five-year max deal with the Detroit Pistons worth a projected $287.1M (30% of the cap): 26-27: $49.5M 27-28: $53.5M 28-29: $57.4M 29-30: $61.4M 30-31: $65.3M Duren's max with the Pistons was previously 5/$239.3M Max with another team is 4/$177.4M
Bobby Marks: All-NBA implications: - Tyrese Maxey: Super max eligible next offseason but only if he earns All-NBA in 2026-27 - Jalen Duren: Eligible to negotiate up to 30% of the cap.