Brooks Koepka wins a total of $4.75 million at Jeddah

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Keegan Bradley wins $1.98 million at the ZOZO Championship

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Designated Player Contract Rules

To Qualify, at least one must be satisfied: 

• All-NBA First, Second or Third team (most recent season or two of the three most recent seasons)
• Defensive Player of the Year (most recent season or two of the three most recent seasons)
• NBA Most Valuable Player (any of the three most recent seasons)

Designated Rookie Extension

• Entering 4th season of Rookie Scale contract
• Maximum of 6 years in length (including remaining year on contract)
• Can sign at 25% of cap maximum (30% of cap maximum if criteria is met)

Designated Veteran Extension

• 7 or 8 years of experience when the extension is signed
• Maximum of 6 years in length (including remaining years on current contract)
• Can sign at 35% of cap maximum
• Must sign with same team originally signed first contract with (unless traded within the first four years of that contract)

Designed Veteran Contract

• 8 or 9 years of experience when contract is signed 
• Maximum of 5 years in length
• Can sign at 35% of cap maximum
• Must sign with same team originally signed first contract with (unless traded within the first four years of that contract)

Free Agent Contract (After Rookie Scale contract)

• Completed Rookie Scale Contract, 2nd-Round pick/Undrafted player with 4 years of experience
• Maximum of 5 years in length
• Can sign at 25% of cap maximum (30% of cap maximum if criteria is met)

Designated Player Team Rules

• Teams may only have two (2) Designated Rookies on the roster at one time, one of which can be traded for. 
• Teams may only have two (2) Designated Veterans on the roster at one time.

Designated Players By Team

Atlanta Hawks

Trae Young, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension (30% Supermax)

Contract: 5 year, $215,159,700

Current Salary (Year 1): $37,096,500

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum, PF

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $163,000,300

Current Salary (Year 2): $30,351,780

Brooklyn Nets

Ben Simmons, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension (via trade from PHI)

Contract: 5 year, 177,243,360

Current Salary (Year 3): $35,448,672

Note: Cannot trade for another Designated Rookie while Simmons is on the roster with such a designation.

Charlotte Hornets

None

Chicago Bulls

None

Cleveland Cavaliers

Darius Garland, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract (estimate): 5 year, $192,850,000

2023-24 Salary (estimate): $33,250,000

Donovan Mitchell, SG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension (via trade from UTA)

Contract: 5 year, $163,000,300

Current Salary (Year 2): $30,351,780

Note: Cannot trade for or offer another Designated Rookie while Garland and Mitchell are on the roster with such a designation.

Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension (30% Supermax)

Contract: 5 year, $215,159,700

Current Salary (Year 1): $37,096,500

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic, C

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract (estimate): 5 year, $269,990,000

2023-24 Salary (estimate): $46,550,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2023-24 season; salary information is estimated based on $133 million cap

Michael Porter Jr., SF

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $179,299,750

Current Salary (Year 1): $30,913,750

Jamal Murray, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $158,253,000

Current Salary (Year 3): $31,650,600

Detroit Pistons

None

Golden State Warriors

Andrew Wiggins, SF

Type: Designated Rookie Extension (via trade with MIN)

Contract: 5 year, $147,710,050

Current Salary (Year 5): $33,616,770

Houston Rockets

None

Indiana Pacers

None

LA Clippers

None

Los Angeles Lakers

Russell Westbrook, PG

Type: Designated Veteran Extension (via trade with OKC → HOU → WAS)

Contract: 5 year, $206,794,070

Current Salary (Year 5): $47,063,478

Memphis Grizzlies

Ja Morant, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract (estimate): 5 year, $192,850,000

2023-24 Salary (estimate): $33,250,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2023-24 season; salary information is estimated based on $133 million cap

Miami Heat

Bam Adebayo, PF

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $163,000,300

Current Salary (Year 2): $30,351,780

Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract: 5 year, $228,200,420

Current Salary (Year 2): $42,492,492

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns, C

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $158,253,000

Current Salary (Year 4): $33,833,400

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract (estimate): 4 year, $224,224,000

2024-25 Salary (estimate): $50,050,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2024-25 season; salary information is estimated based on $139.65 million cap

Rudy Gobert, C

Type: Designated Veteran Extension (via trade with UTH)

Contract: 5 year, $205,000,002

Current Salary (Year 2): $38,172,414

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson, PF

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract (estimate): 5 year, $192,850,000

2023-24 Salary (estimate): $33,250,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2023-24 season; salary information is estimated based on $133 million cap

New York Knicks

None

Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $179,299,750

Current Salary (Year 1): $30,913,750

Orlando Magic

None

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid, C

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $147,710,050

Current Salary (Year 5): $33,616,770

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract (estimate): 4 year, $208,544,000

2023-24 Salary (estimate): $46,550,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2023-24 season; salary information is estimated based on $133 million cap

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker, SG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $158,253,000

Current Salary (Year 4): $33,833,400

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract (estimate): 4 year, $224,224,000

2024-25 Salary (estimate): $50,050,000

Note: Contract goes into effect for the 2024-25 season; salary information is estimated based on $139.65 million cap

Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard, PG

Type: Designated Veteran Extension

Contract: 4 year, $176,265,152

Current Salary (Year 2): $42,492,492

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox, PG

Type: Designated Rookie Extension

Contract: 5 year, $163,000,300

Current Salary (Year 2): $30,351,780

San Antonio Spurs

None

Toronto Raptors

None

Utah Jazz

None

Washington Wizards

None

PGA TOUR

The PGA Tour announced some enhancements for the Tour and it's players moving forward.

Here is a quick breakdown of the announcement:

1. Top players commit to at least 20 PGA Tour events:
   1. The Genesis Invitational
   2. Arnold Palmer Invitational 
   3. the Memorial Tournament
   4. WGC-Dell Match Play Championship
   5. Sentry Tournament of Champions
   6. THE PLAYERS Championship
   7. The Masters Tournament
   8. PGA Championship
   9. U.S. Open
   10. The Open Championship
   11. Four additional Elevated Events (TBD) with at least $20 million purses each
   12. Three additional FedExCup events of the player's choosing
2. Purse increases to the following events:
   1. THE PLAYERS Championship: $25 million
   2. FedEx St. Jude Championship (playoff): $20 million
   3. BMW Championship(playoff): $20 million
   4. TOUR Championship/FedExCup Bonus Pool: $75 million
   5. The Genesis Invitational: $20 million
   6. Arnold Palmer Invitational: $20 million
   7. the Memorial Tournament: $20 million
   8. WGC-Dell Match Play Championship: $20 million
   9. Sentry Tournament of Champions: $15 million
   10. Four additional Elevated Events (TBD): at least $20 million purses
3. Expansion of the Player Impact Program (PIP)
   1. Reward 20 players (previously 10) for 2022 and 2023 seasons
   2. Bonus pool will now be $100 million (previously $50 million) for 2022 and 2023 seasons
   3. 2023 PIP Criteria alterations: Internet Searches, General Awareness, Golf Fan Awareness, Media Mentions, Broadcast Exposure (previously had a Social Media component)
4. "Earnings Assurance Program"
   1. Applies to fully exempt members (Korn Ferry tour graduates and above) and must participate in at least 15 events 
   2. Guaranteed a minimum $500k per player
   3. Rookies & returning members receive money up front
   4. Replaces the "Play15" which 
5. Travel Stipend
   1. For non-exempt members and does not effect purse money
   2. Receive $5k for missed cuts
   3. Travel and tournament-related expenses to be subsidized

The TGL

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy announced a partnership with the PGA to create a new league called The TGL. The league is aimed at targeting a younger audience and will utilize technology and custom-built arenas.

• When:
  • Matches will begin in Jan 2024 and run through April 2024.
  • Monday nights during primetime during a two-hour window
• Where:
  • 18-hole matches on a virtual course within custom-built arenas
• Who:
  • Six teams made up of three PGA Tour players will player on
  • Each team will compete in five matches during a 15-week schedule.

Related:

Spotrac Podcast

PGA Tour Earnings

Signing a free agent player to a Top-5 free agent contract in the NBA is no recipe for long-term stability with the team the player signs with. Of the 35 players that were signed over the last 7 free agency periods (Top-5 signed contracts per the last 7 years), 45% of those contracts had some kind of movement, trade or waived, before the contract expired. 40% of the contracts had been traded before the contract had expired, but when looking at the period of 2015-16 through 2018-19, a four-year span, that number goes up to 75%. Moreover, a few of the contracts (Jimmy Butler, Chris Paul, Otto Porter Jr.) had been traded two times within that signed contract.

Movement over the last 7 years (through June 26, 2022):

• Players traded at least once within contract: 14 (40%)
• Players extended before the end of the contract: 5 (14%)
• Players waived at some point before contract expires: 2 (5%)

While the last three free agency periods have a majority of the players with the teams they signed, it is already been rumored that a few players are already on the trade block:

• Tobias Harris (PHI) has been rumored numerous times over the last 12 months
• Kevin Durant (BKN) is now mulling his tenure with the Brooklyn Nets
• Anthony Davis (LAL) has been rumored of recent to possibly be traded
• John Collins (ATL) has been rumored to potentially be traded before the new league year begins
• Duncan Robinson (MIA) has come up in reports as to what to do with him and his contract moving forward

If the trend from 2015-16 through 2018-19 continues into the contracts signed from 2019-20 through 2021-22 where the players having been rumored to be traded becomes a reality, we’re talking about a around a 50-75% chance that a player who signs a Top-5 contract in a free agency period is likely to be moved at some point before the contract expires. If you are a fan of any of the top signed free agents moving forward, beware that that player is likely going to get moved at some point in the future - most likely Year 3 or Year 4 of that contract based on what has transpired in the past. 

2015-16 

Marc Gasol

Signed with: Memphis Grizzlies

Contract Signed: 5 year, $113,211,750 (AAV: $22,642,350)

What Happened? 

• Traded in Year 4 to Toronto

Kevin Love

Signed with: Cleveland Cavaliers

Contract Signed: 5 year, $113,211,750 (AAV: $22,642,350)

What Happened?

•  Signed a 4 year $120 million extension with Cleveland in Year 4

Kawhi Leonard

Signed with: San Antonio

Contract Signed: 5 year, $94,343,125 (AAV: $18,868,625)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Toronto in Year 4

Jimmy Butler

Signed with: Chicago Bulls

Contract Signed: 5 year, $92,339,878 (AAV: $18,467,976)

What Happened? 

• Trade to Minnesota in Year 3 
• Traded to Philadelphia in Year 4
• Declined Player Option for Year 5 to become an Unrestricted Free Agent

DeAndre Jordan

Signed with: LA Clippers

Contract Signed: 4 year, $87,616,050 (AAV: $21,904,013)

What Happened? 

• Declined Player Option in Year 4 to become an Unrestricted Free Agent

2016-17 

Mike Conley

Signed with: Memphis Grizzlies

Contract Signed: 5 year, $152,605,578 (AAV: $30,521,116)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Utah in Year 4

DeMar DeRozan

Signed with: Toronto Raptors

Contract Signed: 5 year, $139,000,000 (AAV: $27,800,000)

What Happened? 

• Trade to San Antonio in Year 3

Bradley Beal

Signed with: Washington Wizards

Contract Signed: 5 year, $127,171,313 (AAV: $25,434,263)

What Happened? 

• Signed a 2 year extension with Washington going into Year 4 

Andre Drummond

Signed with: Detroit Pistons

Contract Signed:  5 year, $127,171,313 (AAV: $25,434,263)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Cleveland in Year 4
• Waived via buyout by Cleveland in Year 5

Nicolas Batum

Signed with: Charlotte Hornets

Contract Signed: 5 year, $120,000,000 (AAV: $24,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Exercised Player Option in Year 5
• Waived and stretched by Charlotte 13 days after exercising Player Option

2017-18 

Stephen Curry

Signed with: Golden State Warriors

Contract Signed: 5 year, $201,158,790 (AAV: $40,231,758)

What Happened? 

• Signed a 4 year $215 million contract extension with Golden State going into Year 5

Blake Griffin

Signed with: Detroit Pistons

Contract Signed: 5 year, $171,174,820 (AAV: $34,234,964)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Detroit in Year 1
• Waived via buyout in Year 3

Gordon Hayward

Signed with: Boston Celtics

Contract Signed: 4 year, $127,829,970 (AAV: $31,957,493)

What Happened? 

• Declined Player Option in Year 4 to become an Unrestricted Free Agent

Jrue Holiday

Signed with: New Orleans Pelicans

Contract Signed:  5 year, $126,000,000 (AAV: $25,200,000)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Milwaukee in Year 4

Otto Porter Jr.

Signed with: Brooklyn Nets

Contract Signed: 4 year, $106,524,975 (AAV: $26,631,244)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Chicago in Year 2
• Traded to Orlando in Year 4

2018-19 

Chris Paul

Signed with: Houston Rockets

Contract Signed: 4 year, $159,730,592 (AAV: $39,932,648)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Oklahoma City in Year 2
• Traded to Phoenix in Year 3

LeBron James

Signed with: Los Angeles Lakers

Contract Signed: 4 year, $153,312,846 (AAV: $38,328,212)

What Happened? 

• Signed a 2 year contract extension with Los Angeles going into Year 3

Nikola Jokic

Signed with: Denver Nuggets

Contract Signed: 5 year, $147,710,050 (AAV: $29,542,010)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Denver Nuggets
• Supermax extension eligible with Denver during 2022-23 offseason

Paul George

Signed with: Oklahoma City Thunder

Contract Signed: 4 year, $136,911,936 (AAV: $34,227,984)

What Happened? 

• Traded with LA Clippers in Year 2

Aaron Gordon

Signed with: Orlando Magic

Contract Signed: 4 year $80,000,000 (AAV: $20,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Denver in Year 3
• Signed a 4 year contract extension going into Year 4

2019-20 

Klay Thompson

Signed with: Golden State Warriors

Contract Signed: 5 year, $189,903,600 (AAV: $37,980,720)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Golden State

Tobias Harris

Signed with: Philadelphia 76ers

Contract Signed: 5 year, $180,000,000 (AAV: $36,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently With Philadelphia

Khris Middleton

Signed with: Milwaukee Bucks

Contract Signed: 5 year, $177,500,000 (AAV: $35,500,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Milwaukee

Kevin Durant

Signed with: Brooklyn Nets

Contract Signed: 4 year, $164,255,700 (AAV: $41,063,925)

What Happened? 

• Signed a 4 year contract extension going into Year 3

Kristaps Porzingis

Signed with: Dallas Mavericks

Contract Signed: 5 year, $158,253,000 (AAV: $31,650,600)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Washington in Year 3

2020-21 

Anthony Davis

Signed with: Los Angeles Lakers

Contract Signed: 5 year, $189,903,600 (AAV: $37,980,720)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Los Angeles

Brandon Ingram

Signed with: New Orleans Pelicans

Contract Signed: 5 year, $158,253,000 (AAV: $31,650,600)

What Happened? 

• Currently with New Orleans

Gordon Hayward

Signed with: Charlotte Hornets (via Sign-and-Trade with Boston)

Contract Signed: 4 year $120,000,000 (AAV: $30,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Charlotte

Fred VanVleet

Signed with: Toronto Raptors

Contract Signed: 4 year $85,000,000 (AAV: $21,250,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Toronto

Davis Bertans

Signed with: Washington Wizards

Contract Signed: 5 year, $80,000,000 (AAV: $16,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Traded to Dallas in Year 2

2021-22 

Kawhi Leonard

Signed with: LA Clippers

Contract Signed: 4 year, $176,265,152 (AAV: $44,066,288)

What Happened? 

• Currently with LA Clippers
• Missed all of Year 1 due to season-ending injury

John Collins

Signed with: Atlanta Hawks

Contract Signed: 5 year, $125,000,000 (AAV: $25,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Atlanta

Chris Paul

Signed with: Phoenix Suns

Contract Signed: 4 year, $120,000,000 (AAV: $30,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Phoenix

Jarrett Allen

Signed with: Cleveland Cavaliers

Contract Signed: 5 year, $120,000,000 (AAV: $30,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Cleveland

Duncan Robinson

Signed with: Miami Heat

Contract Signed: 5 year, $90,000,000 (AAV: $18,000,000)

What Happened? 

• Currently with Miami

First round draft picks will be eligible to sign a rookie scale contract worth up to 120% of the determined rookie scale baseline or as low as 80% of the designated rookie scale baseline (which is very rare). 

Breakdown Details

• Year 1 of the 120% Baseline scale will represent a Cap Hold immediately upon being drafted by a team. 
• Years 1 and 2 are guaranteed upon signing.
• Years 3 and 4 are guaranteed Club Options. Club Options must be exercised or declined by Oct 31st of the year preceding (i.e. if a Club Option is in 2024-25, a team must decide on that option by Oct 31, 2023). If a team does decline either option, that value will remain as a Cap Hold for that value’s year and the player becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent.
• If Years 3 and 4 options are both exercised, a team has the option to extend a Qualifying Offer making the player a Restricted Free Agent in the offseason following Year 4. Qualifying Offer amounts can be lower based on the amount of (or lack thereof) starts those players have over the last two years of the contract.

Logistic Details

• Drafted players can be used in trades. However, their “value” in the trade would count for $0 as far as salary matching is concerned. 
• Players cannot be traded for 30 days upon signing their rookie scale contract.

Example:

A key example of the last two bulleted items is with the 2014 NBA Draft when Andrew Wiggins was drafted #1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers, which happened to be the year that LeBron James returned to Cleveland in Free Agency on July 12th. Andrew Wiggins had signed his rookie scale contract on July 24th and 30 days after that signing on July 23rd he was traded to Minnesota for Kevin Love as part of a three-team trade. 

Wiggins had to sign his rookie contract when he did and Cleveland had to wait the 30 days because they needed Wiggins’ first year salary to be a part of the salary matching process. Otherwise, Wiggins’ “value” to the trade would have accounted for $0 when matching all of the salaries for the salary matching rules. 

2022-23 120% of Rookie Scale Baseline

2022-23 Rookie Scale Baseline

Related Links

2022-23 NBA Draft Tracker

NBA Transactions

Of the NBA Top-100 Contract AAV (Average Annual Value) of All-Time through the 2021-22 season, 14 players have won an NBA Championship. These contracts include AAVs of $20M+ and contract lengths of 1 year through 5 years.

With the recent championship for the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry becomes the first $40M AAV contract with an NBA Championship in addition to becoming the first player with an AAV of $20M+ to win two championships within the same contract.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant are the other two other players to have contracts with an AAV of $20M+ and with NBA championships, but they did so under two different contract structures.

Stephen Curry

• Contract: 5 year, $201.2M
• AAV: $40.2M (Rank #11)
• Championship within contract: 2 with GSW (2017-18, 2021-22)
• Note: Championships came in the first and fifth years of the contract.

Klay Thompson

• Contract: 5 year, $189.9M
• AAV: $37.98M (Rank #12)
• Championship within contract: 1 with GSW (2021-22)
• Note: Championship came in the third year of the contract. 

Khris Middleton

• Contract: 5 year, $1177.5M
• AAV: $35.5M (Rank #11)
• Championship within contract: 1 with MIL (2020-21)
• Note: Championship came in the second year of the contract. 

Kyle Lowry

• Contract: 3 year, $100M
• AAV: $33.3M (Rank #7)
• Championship within contract: 1 with TOR (2018-19)
• Note: Championship came in the second year of the contract. 

LeBron James

• Contract: 3 year, $99.9M
• AAV: $33.2M (Rank #1)
• Championship within contract: 1 with CLE (2016-17)
• Note: Championship came in the first year of the contract. 

• Contract: 4 year $153.3M
• AAV: $38.3M (Rank #7)
• Championship within contract: 1 with LAL (2019-20)
• Note: Championship came in the second year of the contract. 

Andrew Wiggins

• Contract: 5 year, $147.7M
• AAV: $29.5M (Rank #35)
• Championship within contract: 1 with GSW (2021-22)
• Note: Championship came in the fourth year of the contract. Wiggins was acquired by Golden State via trade for D’Angelo Russell during the second year of the contract.

Kevin Durant

• Contract: 2 year, $54.3M
• AAV: $27.1M (Rank #8)
• Championship within contract: 1 with GSW (2016-17)
• Note: Championship came in the first year of the contract. Durant declined a Player Option for the 2017-18 season and then signed a new 2 year $51.25M contract with Golden State in free agency.

• Contract: 2 year, $51.25M
• AAV: $25.6M (Rank #15)
• Championship within contract: 1 with GSW (2017-18)
• Note: Championship came in the first year of the contract. Durant declined a Player Option for the 2018-19 season and then signed a new 2 year $61.5M contract with Golden State in free agency.

Anthony Davis

• Contract: 5 year, $127.2M
• AAV: $25.4M (Rank #35)
• Championship within contract: 1 with LAL (2019-20)
• Note: Championship came in the fourth year of the contract. Davis declined a Player Option for 2020-21 season and then signed a 5 year $189.9M contract with Los Angeles in free agency.

Jrue Holiday

• Contract: 5 year, $126M
• AAV: $25.2M (Rank #40)
• Championship within contract: 1 with MIL (2020-21)
• Note: Championship came in the fourth year of the contract. Milwaukee acquired Holiday from New Orleans on 11/24/20. Holiday declined a Player Option for the 2021-22 season and signed a 4 year $134.99M contract extension with Milwaukee on 4/4/21.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

• Contract: 4 year, $100M
• AAV: $25M (Rank #41)
• Championship within contract: 1 with MIL (2020-21)
• Note: Championship came in the fourth year of the contract. Antetokounmpo had signed a 5 year $228.2M contract extension with Milwaukee prior to the 2020-21 season.

Draymond Green

• Contract: 4 year, $99.7M
• AAV: $24.9M (Rank #45)
• Championship within contract: 1 with GSW (2021-22)
• Note: Championship came in the second year of the contract.

Serge Ibaka

• Contract: 3 year $65M
• AAV: $21.7M (Rank #35)
• Championship within contract: 1 with TOR (2018-19)
• Note: Championship came in the second year of the contract.

Shaquille O'Neal

• Contract: 5 year, $101M
• AAV: $20.2M (Rank #1)
• Championship within contract: 1 with MIA (2005-06)
• Note: Championship came in the first year of the contract.

Dirk Nowitzki

• Contract: 4 year, $80M
• AAV: $20M (Rank #2)
• Championship within contract: 1 with DAL (2010-11)
• Note: Championship came in the first year of the contract.

ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM

• Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)
  • Cap Hit: $39,344,900 (7th)
• Devin Booker (PHX)
  • Cap Hit: $31,650,600 (22nd)
  • Triggers eligibility for Designated Veteran Player Extension ("Supermax") this offseason. Could sign estimated 4 year $211 million (based on $134.5 million cap) which would begin with the 2024-25 season.
• Luka Doncic (DAL)
  • Cap Hit: $10,174,391 (121st)
  • Already triggered Designated Rookie Extension ("Rookie Supermax") with previous two All-NBA selections. This makes it three All-NBA selections in a row. Will earn estimated 5 year $212.28 million beginning with the 2022-23 season (based on $122 million cap)
• Nikola Jokic (DEN)
  • Cap Hit: $31,579,390 (25th)
  • Eligible for Designated Veteran Player Extension ("Supermax") this offseason. Eligibility was triggered last season with 2020-21 MVP Award. 
• Jayson Tatum (BOS)
  • Cap Hit: $28,103,500 (35th)

ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM

• Stephen Curry (GSW)
  • Cap Hit: $45,780,966 (1st)
• DeMar DeRozan (CHI)
  • Cap Hit: $26,000,000 (41st)
• Kevin Durant (BKN)
  • Cap Hit: $42,018,900 (5th)
• Joel Embiid (PHI)
  • Cap Hit: $31,579,390 (25th)
• Ja Morant (MEM)
  • Cap Hit: $9,603,360 (129th)
  • Does not automatically trigger Designated Rookie Maximum Extension ("Rookie Supermax"), would need All-NBA in 2022-23 to trigger escalation

ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM

• LeBron James (LAL)
  • Cap Hit: $41,180,544 (6th)
  • Eligible for Veteran Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers).
• Chris Paul (PHX)
  • Cap Hit: $30,800,000 (30th)
• Pascal Siakam (TOR)
  • Cap Hit: $33,003,936 (19th)
  • Eligible for Veteran Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers).
• Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
  • Cap Hit: $31,650,600 (22nd)
  • Triggers eligibility for Designated Veteran Player Extension ("Supermax") in this offseason. Could sign estimated 4 year $211 million (based on $134.5 million cap) which would begin with the 2024-25 season.
• Trae Young (ATL)
  • Cap Hit: $8,326,471 (150th)
  • Triggered Designated Rookie Maximum Extension ("Rookie Supermax") for already signed rookie extension that was signed in the 2021 offseason. Contract now becomes an estimated 5 year $212.28 million contract (based on $122 million cap)

ALL-NBA DEFENSE FIRST TEAM

• Marcus Smart (BOS)
  • Cap Hit: $14,339,285 (87th)
• Mikal Bridges (PHX)
  • Cap Hit: $5,557,725 (184th)
• Rudy Gobert (UTH)
  • Cap Hit: $35,344,828 (16th)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)
  • Cap Hit: $39,344,900 (7th)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM)
  • Cap Hit: $9,180,560 (134th)

ALL-NBA DEFENSE SECOND TEAM

• Bam Adebayo (MIA)
  • Cap Hit: $28,103,500 (35th)
• Jrue Holiday (MIL)
  • Cap Hit: $32,431,333 (21st)
  • Earned $120,000 bonus
• Matisse Thybulle (PHI)
  • Cap Hit: $2,840,160 (267)
  • Eligible for Rookie Scale Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers).
• Robert Williams III (BOS)
  • Cap Hit: $3,661,976 (245th)
• Draymond Green (GSW)
  • Cap Hit: $24,026,712 (43rd)
  • Eligible for Veteran Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers).

ALL-NBA ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

• Scottie Barnes (TOR)
  • Cap Hit: $7,280,400 (162nd)
• Cade Cunningham (DET)
  • Cap Hit: $10,050,120 (122nd)
• Evan Mobley (CLE)
  • Cap Hit: $8,075,160 (156th)
• Franz Wagner (ORL)
  • Cap Hit: $5,007,840 (195th)
• Jalen Green (HOU)
  • Cap Hit: $8,992,080 (136th)

ALL-NBA ROOKIE SECOND TEAM

• Herbert Jones (NOP)
  • Cap Hit: $1,700,000 (340th)
• Josh Giddey (OKC)
  • Cap Hit: $5,988,000 (177th)
• Bones Hyland (DEN)
  • Cap Hit: $2,096,880 (295)
• Ayo Dosunmu (CHI)
  • Cap Hit: $925,258 (402nd)
• Chris Duarte (IND)
  • Cap Hit: $3,749,400 (243rd)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

• Nikola Jokic (DEN)
  • Cap Hit: $31,579,390 (25th)
  • Eligible for Designated Veteran Player Extension ("Supermax") this offseason. This was triggered last season with 2020-21 MVP Award. 

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR

• Tyler Herro (MIA)
  • Cap Hit: $4,004,280 (230th)
  • Eligible for Rookie Scale Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers). View contract options

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• Ja Morant (MEM)
  • Cap Hit: $9,603,360 (129th)
  • Eligible for Rookie Scale Extension this offseason (award has no bearing on financial triggers).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• Marcus Smart (BOS)
  • Cap Hit: $14,339,285 (87th)

ROOKIE OF THE PLAYER

• Scottie Barnes (TOR)
  • Cap Hit: $7,280,400 (162nd)

The NWSL and NWSLPA ratified the first-ever CBA in Feb 2022 and will run through Dec 31, 2026. The details of the actual CBA can now be viewed: click here

Minimum Salaries

2022: $35,000

2023: $36,400

2024: $37,856

2025: $39,370

2026: $40,945 

Any player who had a salary in 2021 over $22,000 will have their 2022 salary increased by a designated amount based on a predetermined range. For example, $22,000-$22,999 will have their 2022 salary increased by $13,000.

Any player who has a salary lower than $22,000 in 2021 will begin the 2022 season no lower than $35,000.

Competition Bonuses

Awarded to each Player on applicable Team:

NWSL Shield: $5,000

NWSL Champion: $5,000

NWSL Runner-Up: $3,750

NWSL Semi-Finalist: $2,500

NWSL Quarterfinalist: $1,250

Challenge Cup Champion: $1,000 (if held)

Challenge Cup Runner-Up: $500 (if held)

Awarded to selected players:

Best 11 Award: $5,000

Rookie of the Year: $5,000

Most Valuable Player: $5,000

Golden Boot: $5,000

Defender of the Year: $5,000

Goalkeeper of the Year: $5,000

All-Star Bonus: $2,000