Robert MacIntyre wins the RBC Canadian Open. MacIntyre earns $1.692 million million bringing his 2024 on-course earnings to $2.8 and his career on-course earnings to $5.4 million. 

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Orlando Pride

Barbra Banda: 4 years, reportedly worth $2.1 million

After joining the Pride a few games into the regular season, Barbra Banda really needed very little time to acclimate and fit right in with the Pride. In just seven games, Banda has scored an astonishing eight goals and had two assists putting her even with current Golden Boot leader Sophia Smith but second due to the assist tiebreaker—Smith currently has six. This puts Banda at the slightly ridiculous and impressive statistic of averaging 1.4 goals per 90 minutes played. 

Kansas City Current

Temwa Chawinga AND Bia Zaneratto (You can’t really choose a favorite here)

Temwa Chawinga: 2 years

Bia Zaneratto: 1 year plus 2025 Club Option

Although Zaneratto missed four games due to a foot injury, she has still tallied four goals and three assists in the seven games she did play in averaging 0.81 goals per 90 and 0.61 assists per 90. In Zaneratto’s return to play, she did get ten minutes in during the Current’s last weekend game against Utah but the Brazilian stayed in KC during the current international break to continue her rehab on her injury. Zaneratto’s pairing with striker Temwa Chawinga up top makes defending the Kansas City attack nearly unstoppable. Chawinga has five goals and four assists so far this season. Six of their combined nine goals, and four of their combined seven assists occurring when both players are on the pitch. 

NJNY Gotham FC

Ann-Katrin Berger: 1 year plus 2025 Club Option

Joining Gotham a few games into the season, Berger stepped right into the starting goalkeeper position and in six starts had three clean sheets, only three goals against—even with a 7.9 expected goals against—23 saves, and an 88.5% save percentage. Gotham has not lost a game since the German national team player took to the pitch, earning four wins and two draws over her six matches. 

North Carolina Courage

Feli Rauch: 2 years

Rauch has been the Courage’s starting left back for all 11 of their matches, both when the team executed a four-back and three-back formation. She has sustained a 78.6% passing accuracy and had 23 tackles, 11 interceptions, and 20 clearances across her matches. On the attacking side, she has sent in 31 crosses for North Carolina, been one of the players to take corners for the squad, and had six shot creating actions.

Chicago Red Stars

Maximiliane Rall: 1 year plus 2025 Mutual Option

Starting nine matches for the Red Stars at right back, the German defender helped Chicago secure three points against Seattle in Week 2 play with her 68th minute goal. She has 23 tackles, nine interceptions, and 36 clearances thus far this season. The transition from a possession-based game to a transition-based game has been a big challenge according to Rall, but she has been focused on just continuously progressing. 

Houston Dash

Ramona Bachmann: 3 years 

The Swiss attacker joined the Dash in late April, but has started six games since and tallied a goal in the Houston 3–0 win against the Courage last weekend. Bachman has gone an impressive 10 for 10 on tackles, and has an additional seven blocks. She has sent 25 crosses into the box, with 11 shot creating actions, and 19 recoveries. 

Keep an eye out for: Brazilian centerback Tarciane only has one match under her belt but had six clearances, three interceptions, three fouls won, and six possessions won. 

Portland Thorns

Marie Müller: 2 years plus 2026 Mutual Option

Müller has started all but Portland’s sole mid-week match, most of the time playing left back, with zero errors leading to an opponent shot and one assist. Across 11 games, the German defender has 33 tackles, 34 interceptions, and 32 clearances. Additionally, she has had 34 crosses and 26 shot creating actions. 

Racing Louisville

Elexa Bahr: 2 years

The Colombian attacker started off with a bang, with a goal and an assist in her NWSL debut. She has since started every match for Racing while having a 75.4% passing accuracy. Although she hasn’t found the net herself since the season opener, Bahr has had 21 shot creating actions, and 15 completed passes that led to a shot. 

San Diego Wave

Hanna Lundkvist: 1 year plus 2025 Mutual Option 

The Swedish defender has started all but one of the Wave’s matches, with games playing on both the left and right wings. Lundkvist scored a goal to tie up the match in the 64th minute of  San Diego’s 1–1 draw against Gotham earlier this month. She has a 76.5% passing accuracy with 25 tackles, 8 interceptions, 33 clearances, and 17 blocks. 

Seattle Reign

Ji So-Yun: 2 years 

With 10 starts in the Reign’s 11 matches, Ji So-Yun has played a mix of attacking midfielder and forward, and in the process scored one goal—becoming the first Korean player to score in the NWSL—and three assists. So-Yun holds a 80.9% passing accuracy with 37 shot creating actions, and 26 completed passes leading to a shot. 

Bay FC

Racheal Kundananji: 4 years, reportedly worth $2 million plus 2028 Club Option

Kundananji has started seven matches for expansion-side Bay FC and in that time has scored two goals and earned an additional assist. Bay FC has struggled defensively in the first half of the season, but that hasn’t stopped its attacking players from applying persistent pressure to the opponent's backlines. Kundananji has also had 23 shot creating actions, 13 completed passes leading to shots, 17 tackles, 11 blocks, and 7 clearances. Earlier this month the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) awarded the Zambian forward with the 2023 Women’s Player of the Year Award.  

Utah Royals

Dana Foederer: 2 years

The 21 year old Netherlands midfielder has had nine starts for the Utah Royals thus far this season and has netted a goal and an assist in the process. Foederer has had 18 tackles, seven blocks, and four interceptions thus far this season. 

Keep an eye out : Just arrived in Utah, New Zealand midfielder Macey Leigh Fraser and Spanish defender Ana Tejada

Washington Spirit

Leicy Santos: 3 years 

Santos has yet to arrive in D.C. but is expected to arrive soon. The Colombian superstar has thus far been the Spirit’s sole external addition, but was awaiting the end of the Liga F season to head stateside. Santos scored six goals and had three assists in the 2023-24 Liga F season with Atlético Madrid. It will be interesting to see how the midfielder will fit in with the current Spirit midfield of Andi Sullivan, Hal Hershfelt, and Croix Bethune and the cohesion that group has already built.  

Angel City

The LA-based squad’s sole external signing/transfer was goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh who has yet to play any minutes and currently sits in third in the goalkeeper depth chart between DiDi Haracic and Angelina Anderson. 

13 NFL players were designated Post June 1st releases this past March, setting up 12 teams to pick up additional cap space this coming weekend. Spotrac details each of the unique scenarios, include financial ramifications for this and next season respectively.

It should also be noted that once the calendar flips to June 2nd, all NFL moves will follow the Post 6/1 rules. This means that dead cap will be split across 2024 & 2025 for all trades, releases, retirements, etc...

Arizona Cardinals

D.J. Humphries (LT)

The long-time blindside blocker in Arizona was released ahead of a potential $16M payout for the 2024 campaign. Instead, the Cardinals will take on dead cap hits of $6.91M in 2024, & $6.91M in 2025. Arizona will free up $15.95M of cap space this weekend. Humphries remains unsigned at this time.

Baltimore Ravens

Odell Beckham, Jr. (WR)

The Ravens built in a dummy year to OBJ’s 1-year contract last season, affording them the opportunity to Post 6/1 his voidable dead cap. In turn, Baltimore will take on $2.767M of dead cap for the upcoming season, & $8.3M in 2025. The Ravens will free up a modest $1.2M of space this weekend. Beckham Jr. has since signed a 1 year $3M contract in Miami.

Buffalo Bills

Tre'Davious White (CB)

White’s 7-year run in Buffalo came to an end this March, forgoing the final 2 seasons of his contract. The Bills will now take on dead cap hits of $6.2M in 2024, and $4.1M in 2025, freeing up $10.2M of cap space this weekend. White has since signed a 1 year, $4.25M contract with the Los Angeles Rams.

Dallas Cowboys

Michael Gallup (WR)

The Cowboys chose to split Gallup’s $13.05M of dead cap across 2024 and 2025. Dallas will take on $4.35M this season, $8.7M next season, freeing up $9.5M for the current league year. Gallup has since signed a 1 year, $1.75M contract with the Raiders.

Denver Broncos

Russell Wilson (QB)

Wilson’s historic release comes with the biggest dead cap figures this league has ever seen. The Broncos will be saddled with a $53M dead cap hit for the upcoming 2024 season, and a $34M dead hit in 2025. Denver will receive a cap credit of up to $1.21M based on his contract with Pittsburgh, but not until after the 2024 season.

Detroit Lions

Cameron Sutton (CB)

Sutton’s $9M salary guarantee was assumedly voided per his legal issues this offseason, leaving Detroit with dead cap hits of $2.18M in 2024, & $6.54M in 2025. The Lions will open up $10.5M of cap space for the summer this weekend. Sutton remains unsigned at this time.

Green Bay Packers

De'Vondre Campbell (ILB)

Green Bay eliminated the final 3 years, $29M of this contract with a Post 6/1 designation this March, opting instead to take on dead cap hits of $3.65M for 2024, and $7.97M in 2025. The Packers will unlock an extra $10.5M of cap space this weekend per the move. Campbell has since signed a 1 year, $5M contract in San Francisco.

Las Vegas Raiders

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB)

Garoppolo’s tenure in Vegas was short-lived, and an out-of-nowhere suspension for PEDs became a late Christmas gift for the Raiders this past Spring, as an $11.25M salary guarantee was voided. Now, Las Vegas will take on dead cap hits of $4.26M for 2024, and $12.8M in 2025, representing a a savings of more than $24M this coming weekend. Garoppolo has since signed a 1 year, $3.1M contract with the LA Rams. 

Miami Dolphins

Xavien Howard (CB)

Injuries and an expensive payroll led to Howard’s eventual release, eliminating the final 3 years, $53.5M of his contract. Miami will now take on dead cap hits of $7.4M for 2024, and $15.6M in 2025, freeing up a much needed $18.5M of space this summer. Howard remains unsigned at this time.

New Orleans Saints

Michael Thomas (WR)

Thomas’ 8-year tenure in New Orleans came to an end this March with the Post 6/1 Designation. New Orleans will now take on dead cap hits of $8.9M for 2024, and $11.1M in 2025, including $2.2M cash per a 2024 roster bonus. The Saints will free up $1.21M of space this weekend. Thomas remains unsigned at this time.

Jameis Winston (QB)

Winston spent 4 seasons in New Orleans before his designation this March, and has since joined Cleveland on a 1 year, $4M contract. The Saints will take on dead cap hits of $3.38M for 2024, & $7.3M in 2025, freeing up $1.21M of space this weekend.

San Francisco 49ers

Arik Armstead (DE)

Like most contenders, the Niners have had to make a difficult release each of the past few offseasons. Armstead was the unfortunate candidate this time around, forgoing the final year of his 5 year, $85M extension. San Francisco stands to take on dead cap hits of $10.5M in 2024, and $14.8M in 2025, freeing up $17.8M of immediate cap space. Armstead has since locked in a 3 year, $43.5M contract in Jacksonville.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Shaquil Barrett (OLB)

Barrett’s outstanding 5-year run in Tampa came to an end this March, forgoing the final two seasons of his contract. The Bucs will take on dead cap hits of $9.26M in 2024, and $17.4M in 2025, freeing up $1.91M of immediate cap space this weekend. Barrett has since signed a 1 year, $7M contract with the Dolphins.

Davis Riley wins the Charles Schwab Challenge. Riley earns $1.638 million million bringing his 2024 on-course earnings to $4.3 and his career on-course earnings to $45.60 million. 

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Spotrac’s Free Agent by Position Series

Point Guards   |   Shooting Guards   |   Small Forwards   |   Power Forwards   |   Centers

2024 NBA free agency is right around the corner. This isn’t considered to be a blockbuster free agent class, but there are several impact players available. In these rankings, we took a similar approach to the one many teams use when it comes to ranking available players. Each position was broken down into tiers. The tiers are:

• All-Star: These aren’t all necessarily All-Stars, but they have the ability to be an All-Star
• Starters: These players are either starters or they produce at a starter-level of impact
• Rotation: These are solid players that should be in a team’s regular season rotation
• Fringe: These are players at the end of the bench or Two-Way players largely in the G League

Players were then ranked within their tiers. All potential free agents have been ranked, including those with pending options.

A look at 10 NFL players who are skipping out on organized team activities as they seek a new contract, including projected outcomes for each. It should be noted that OTAs are voluntary, so players won’t be fined for missing these training sessions. Should these holdouts progress toward training camp, fines & signing bonus forfeiture will begin to come into play for some.

Tua Tagovailoa (26, QB, Dolphins)

1 year, $23.171M remaining

While extension negotiations are well underway, the two sides are reportedly still far apart as OTAs kick off in Miami. Tua isn’t completely holding out from the team, but he’s not exactly “all-in” on them either - understandably so. If you believe Kyler Murray is the best foundation for Tua to base his next contract on, consider this: Murray’s $46.1M per year contract back in 2022 represented 22.1% of the league salary cap. In 2024, that means a $56.5M per year contract for Tua.

Justin Jefferson (25, WR, Vikings)

1 year, $19.743M remaining

Mathematically speaking, Justin Jefferson projects toward a 4 year, $130M extension ($32.5M per year). He’s looking to become the NFL’s highest average paid non-QB (Nick Bosa, $34M). It seems a perfectly reasonable ask, all things considered.

CeeDee Lamb (25, WR, Cowboys)

1 year, $17.991M remaining

The 2-year production between Lamb and Justin Jefferson is much closer than you might expect. In fact, the math says Lamb (who’s remained healthier), should be approaching $34M per year on his next deal. It shouldn’t surprise anyone if both of these receivers sign extensions that approach $150M total value, $100M guaranteed.

Tee Higgins (25, WR, Bengals)

1 year, $21.816M remaining

Higgins has yet to sign his franchise tag and likely won’t do so for quite some time. If an extension isn’t agreed to by July 15th, Higgins will be confined to a 1 year contract for the upcoming season (though not necessarily the tag number). This holds true even if he’s traded in the coming weeks. He projects toward a 5 year, $100M contract in our system.

Courtland Sutton (28, WR, Broncos)

2 years, $27.6M remaining

Sutton’s contract request came somewhat out of left field, as the team around him was encountering significant (mostly cost cutting) changes. It’s likely a “pay or trade” request from Sutton and his camp, but can the Broncos find a viable trade partner at this stage? Sutton projects toward a 3 year, $56M extension in our system.

Darius Slayton (27, WR, Giants)

1 year, $6.2M remaining

Slayton has already been paid a $2.4M roster bonus in 2024, leaving $3.8M remaining for the rest of the year. He caught a career high 50 passes for 770 yards last season, and is likely seeking something in the neighborhood of Gabriel Davis’ recent 3 year, $39M contract in Jacksonville. 

Brandon Aiyuk (26, WR, 49ers)

1 year, $14.124M remaining

The Niners have plenty of deals on the books, and another blockbuster for QB Brock Purdy is looming after the upcoming season. In this regard, it’s probably a team-friendly extension, or a franchise tag for Aiyuk in the coming months, especially with newly drafted Ricky Pearsall now in the picture. Aiyuk projects toward a 4 year, $106M contract extension in our system.

Tristan Wirfs (25, OT, Buccaneers)

1 year, $18.244M remaining

With QB Baker Mayfield, WR Mike Evans, & DB Antoine Winfield Jr. all locked in, Wirfs has to be next on the agenda. Penei Sewell’s recent 4 year, $112M extension ($85M guaranteed) certainly raised the bar for top of the market offensive linemen - and that’s exactly what Wirfs is. $29M+ per year, $118M+ total value, $86M+ guaranteed are now the new thresholds to be crossed.

Cameron Heyward (35, DL, Steelers)

1 year, $16M remaining

Heyward is trending toward the “pay me or I’ll retire” phase of his career, and he’s coming off one of his least productive seasons to pair with it. Still, he’s one of the most prolific Steelers in history, and, despite pushing past 35 years of age, still warrants a mini-extension, signing bonus, and guarantee for the upcoming season. His $16M salary values at nearly $20M in the current financial landscape, so Pittsburgh could tack on 2 years, $40M, including $20M owed in 2024, offering a little bit of everything.

Eddy Pineiro (28, K, Panthers)

1 year, $2M remaining

Kicker holdouts aren’t common, but we’ll take them when we get them. The 28 year old has made 58 of 64 field goals & 47 of 52 extra points in his 2 years with the Panthers. Does that make him worthy of being more than the 21st paid kicker in 2024? Probably. Chase McLaughlin’s 3 year, $12.3M reup in Tampa is a likely asking price.

“This group is really on the cusp of something special and if we can get the whole group together and on the field, which we hope to do for Houston we'll be in a really good spot,” Racing general manager Ryan Dell said this week. Dell spoke to Spotrac about Racing’s big re-signing and their approach to the roster, free agency, international signings, and the collegiate draft/youth development. 

This week’s big re-signing: Emma Sears

Just yesterday Racing announced that they had re-signed rookie forward Emma Sears to a new contract, keeping her in Louisville through the 2026 season. Her previous contract was through 2024 with a mutual option for 2025. 

Sears’s previous contract had some triggers in it where she was about to hit them, Dell spoke of the new contract, “We felt it was important to lock her up early.”

“Emma was obviously somebody who's come in, had a one year contract, a potential year two on it and you look at her success, two goals over three starts, 101 yard dribble right against Gotham that ultimately changed the game,” Dell continued. “It probably put Emma Sears on a lot of people's maps in this league.”

Sears additionally set the speed record for Louisville, which is quite an achievement when you think about Thembi Kgatlana and the other players which have been at Racing. “For us, it was a player who's been great in our environment, has grown already and somebody who we wanted to lock up into the future as she continues to have success.”

Racing’s Overarching Approach

Racing Louisville finished ninth in the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) regular season, just four points below the playoff line, and tied for first in draws. Dell was hired right at the start of the 2023 season, and this year the team’s goal is to get out of the nine spot, “continue to grow our roster and get our staff to push into a playoff position.” Alongside the league growth from 12 to 14 teams, the playoffs also extend this season from six to eight. 

“Our biggest goal this offseason was to increase competition across the entire roster,” stated Dell. “We wanted to make our 1 through 26 very competitive [because] the starting group may or may not be the same game to game. We wanted to bring in the most competitive players. We felt bringing in a lot of NWSL experience was important, which is why we brought in Arin Wright. But ultimately, the best word to describe this is depth. We wanted to make sure we provided depth when we had injuries and when you look at our injury report now six players on injury report the last two weeks and the depth that have stepped in and not missed a beat.”

Looking at the minutes played spread from 2023, 74% of Racing’s minutes returned to the squad in 2024, ranking them third in the league in returning minutes.  “It's a young squad,” Dell said in response to keeping the turnover low. “Looking at the team, there's only three players over the age of 30. This team, this club itself is in its fourth season. So for us it was continuing to build on what was successful and then bring in players to compete day to day.”

The philosophy in some sense for Racing is to secure players early in their careers and identify players in the draft. Dell continued, “obviously, we all know Louisville doesn't have the deepest pocketbooks and we're not pretending we do, but having to be very smart because of that is important.”

This offseason wasn’t solely about the player acquisitions, Racing also announced that head coach Kim Björkegren was mutually parting ways with the club just two weeks after the regular season ended. After an exhaustive month-long global search for a new head coach, Racing decided to appoint then-assistant coach Bev Yanez as the new head coach. 

“We've had a great relationship with the players…It starts with trust,” Dell responded when asked how he instilled faith in the players about the transition. “Once you can build that foundation you can go. Obviously, Bev was an assistant here so a lot of people were obviously familiar with her as a coach, as an assistant coach, but it's different being a head coach.We have a great foundation of trust within our group and within our players, and a great line of communication. That's what we pride ourselves on, is creating a player first environment here in Louisville. I think that's helped us attract players from around the league.”

Free Agency

Along with keeping a low turnover rate year over year, Racing has simultaneously done a really good job of getting key re-signings so that defending free agency bidding wars doesn’t come into play, last season giving extensions or new contracts to three players ahead of the free agency roster freeze. Currently, defenders Arin Wright and Abby Erceg both have contracts expiring and potential offseason free agency looming. 

When asked whether there are plans for extensions for Wright and Erceg Dell responded, “[i]t’s something we obviously talked about on a weekly if not daily basis.” 

“We’re trying to figure out right now what our overall roster kind of plan for 2025 is going to be,” he continued. “We've got a plan for the summer that we hope is achievable and we'll go from there.”

Racing was the least active in signing free agents during the offseason, only attaining midfielder Marisa DiGrande, an unrestricted free agent who had previously been playing with Houston and signing her to a two-year contract. “Marisa has been an absolute incredible asset for us,” Dell stated. “She's great in the locker room. Great on the field. You seem to really step in and play well the last few weeks.

“When you go into free agency, it's more expensive and there's bidding wars to re-sign players. So our philosophy is to create that roster a little bit earlier, and then have a plan and go in and execute the plan. We still see value in the draft. This team has been built a lot through the draft, but it's not something we obviously rely on.”

Youth Pipeline - Collegiate Draft, USL-W League, and Racing Academy

Racing is just one of two clubs in the NWSL to have both an academy and an USL-W League team. When asked how the USL-W league team—a pre-professional league—and the academy play into the future plans of the team, Dell responded that in some senses it already had, whereas in other senses it hadn’t.

This past March, as a part of the preseason ramp up, Racing Louisville played in The Women’s Cup tournament in Colombia. Racing used the opportunity to bring two academy players with the squad, both of whom are heading to college this fall. 

The existence of the academy and close relationship gives Racing the opportunity to see players as they develop. Dell stated, “the longer the academy goes, when we look at the infrastructure that’s here, the fields, the growth, the ability for our players, our coaches to go out and see players whether it be in the W-league or the academy on a daily basis.”

“Our Academy is just down the hall from my office, so we're able to communicate with them quite regularly on high performers,” said Dell. “We feel like we're getting a really good run in developing both an academy and a w-league team and utilizing that. Once the draft does go away—I don't think anybody is naive enough to think it's not going to eventually go away—having the w-league here is gonna be a major asset for us.”

Racing’s limited reliance on draft picks has been fairly consistent year-to-year signing three players in 2022 (Jaelin Howell, Savannah DeMelo, Jordyn Bloomer), two players in 2023 (Kayla Fischer, Riley Parker), and two players in 2024 (Reilyn Turner, Emma Sears). Of their five 2022-23 draft signings, four are still in the squad in 2024. 

When it comes to Racing’s choice of players, a lot of research goes into where players that are drafted from certain schools have been successful and they “cast a very wide net.” This past offseason, Racing became the first NWSL team to have a pro day. 

“We brought in players that we felt could help us and we also have our W League, which we see a lot of college players come through that expose them to our facility. So those are all really positive for us. From a draft perspective, first and second round picks are picks that we've seen are incredibly valuable. That's kind of how we've crafted some of our decision making processes.”

International Signings

Last season Louisville became the first team in the NWSL to field a squad with players from six continents, and in general has been acquiring international players from non-traditional locations. With the league expanding the international spots from five to seven, more teams are investing in finding talent abroad. 

“In some senses it's not a perfect process right now on internationals,” stated Dell. “It's something that still requires a lot of work and it's something where, especially with the new technical staff, we've really dove into and it's something we need to dive into further. 

As to how Racing identifies international players, a lot of it comes down to existing relationships that exist between staff and outside of the NWSL. “A lot of it is relationships, whether it's my relationships internationally, whether it's [assistant coach] Carmelina [Moscato] obviously has come from Mexico where her relationships, and what she's seen in that league,” continued Dell. “[Head coach] Bev [Yanez] obviously has played in Japan and other areas. A lot of those are coming from long term relationships that have existed and that we're working to continue to grow.”

Racing’s roster at the moment sits at 24 active players out of the allowed 26, and forward Kirsten Wright can technically come off the 45-Day Injury/Illness list at her earliest convenience as the 45 days expired Monday May 20th. The transfer/trade window doesn’t reopen until August 1st but it will be interesting to see Racing’s summer plan and whether the team can find that final 5% to get them really rolling this season. 

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ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

2023-24 Salary: $33,386,850

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $35,859,950
• 2025-26: $38,333,050
• 2026-27: $40,806,150

Financial Implications: Eligible for an estimated 4 year, $294,268,128 Super Max Extension which can be signed during the 2025 offseason.

• 2027-28: $65,684,850 (estimated)
• 2028-29: $70,939,638 (estimated)
• 2029-30: $76,194,426 (estimated)
• 2030-31: $81,449,214 (estimated)
• Based on 2027-28 $187,671,000 cap

Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks

2023-24 Salary: $40,064,220

Remaining Contract:

• 2024-25: $43,031,940
• 2025-26: $45,999,660
• 2026-27: $48,967,380 (Player Option)
  

Financial Implications: Eligible for an estimated 5 year, $346,338,300 Super Max Extension which can be signed during the 2025 offseason.

• 2026-27: $59,713,500 (Current 2026-27 Player Option would be declined, estimated)
• 2027-28: $64,490,580 (estimated)
• 2028-29: $69,267,660 (estimated)
• 2029-30: $74,044,740 (estimated)
• 2030-31: $78,821,820 (estimated)
• Based on 2026-27 $170,610,000 cap

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

2023-24 Salary: $46,900,000

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $50,652,000
• 2025-26: $54,404,000
• 2026-27: $58,156,000
• 2027-28: $61,908,000 (Player Option)

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

2023-24 Salary: $45,640,084

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $48,787,676
• 2025-26: $51,935,268 (Player Option)

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

2023-24 Salary: $32,600,060

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $34,848,340
• 2025-26: $37,096,620 (Player Option)

Financial Implications: Tatum was already Super Max eligible from the 2022-23 All-NBA selection and is eligible to sign this offseason; he is eligible to sign an estimated 5 year, $314,853,000 extension.

• 2025-26: $54,285,000 (estimated)
• 2027-28: $58,627,800 (estimated)
• 2028-29: $62,970,600 (estimated)
• 2029-30: $67,313,400 (estimated)
• 2030-31: $71,656,200 (estimated)
• Based on 2025-26 $155,100,000 cap

ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM

Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks

2023-24 Salary: $26,346,666

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $24,960,001
• 2025-26: $24,960,001 (Player Option)

Financial Implications: Brunson is not Super Max eligible due to signing a Free Agent contract with New York.

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

2023-24 Salary: $13,534,817

Remaining Contract/Financial Implications: Edwards’ original 2024-25 starting salary was based on 25% of the cap, but had language written into his contract that allowed him to receive 30% of the cap if he received an All-NBA selection.

• 2024-25: $42,300,000 (30% of the cap, estimated)
• 2025-26: $45,684,000 (estimated)
• 2026-27: $49,068,000 (estimated)
• 2027-28: $52,452,000 (estimated)
• 2028-29: $55,836,000 (estimated)
• Based on 2024-25 $141,00,000 cap

Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns

2023-24 Salary: $47,649,433

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $51,179,021
• 2025-26: $54,708,609

Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers

2023-24 Salary: $45,640,084

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $49,350,000 (estimated)
• 2025-26: $50,000,000
• 2026-27: $50,000,000

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers

2023-24 Salary: $40,600,080

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $43,219,440
• 2025-26: $54,285,000 (estimated)
• 2026-27: $58,627,800 (estimated)
• 2027:28: $62,970,600 (estimated/Player Option)

ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers

2023-24 Salary: $47,607,350

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $51,415,938 (Player Option)

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

2023-24 Salary: $51,915,615

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $55,761,216
• 2025-26: $59,606,817

Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings

2023-24 Salary: $30,600,000

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $41,800,000
• 2025-26: $44,936,000
• 2026-27: $48,072,000
• 2027-28: $51,208,000

Financial Implications: Sabonis earned a $1,300,000 bonus for making any of the All-NBA teams. This was already likely to be earned from last season's All-NBA selection.

Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers

2023-24 Salary: $5,808,435

Remaining Contract/Financial Implications: Haliburton’s original 2024-25 starting salary was based on 25% of the cap, but had language written into his contract that allowed him to receive 30% of the cap if he received an All-NBA selection.

• 2024-25: $42,300,000 (30% of the cap, estimated)
• 2025-26: $45,684,000 (estimated)
• 2026-27: $49,068,000 (estimated)
• 2027-28: $52,452,000 (estimated)
• 2028-29: $55,836,000 (estimated)
• Based on 2024-25 $141,00,000 cap

Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns

2023-24 Salary: $36,016,200

Remaining Contract: 

• 2024-25: $49,350,000 (estimated)
• 2025-26: $53,298,000 (estimated)
• 2026-27: $57,246,000 (estimated)
• 2027-28: $61,194,000 (estimated)
• Based on 2024-25 $141,00,000 cap

With offseason activities now under way for 2024 NFL teams, a few QB1 competitions across the league officially kick off as well. Spotrac has identified a few notable quarterback conversations to watch in the coming weeks and months.

RELEATED: ACTIVE QUARTERBACK CONTRACTS

Denver Broncos

Contenders: Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham, Zach Wilson

#12 overall pick Bo Nix signed his 4 year, $18.6M fully guaranteed contract this month, but he’ll have work to do this summer to lock in the starting gig out of the gate. He’s the favorite in the clubhouse.

Zach Wilson, acquired from the Jets last month, has 33 career starts in the league, and could very well be tagged as Denver’s QB1 out of they gate while Nix continues to develop. The Broncos are only on the hook for $2.7M (50%) this season - the final year of his rookie contract.

Denver signed Jarrett Stidham to a 2 year, $10M contract in March of 2023 that included $4M in 2023, & $6M for the upcoming season. The Broncos already paid out a $1M roster bonus this spring, and $1M of his 2024 salary is fully guaranteed, but there’s a world where Denver cuts bait here, freeing up $5M of cap & cash. Stidham has 4 career starts, including 2 last season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Contenders: Gardner Minshew, Aidan O'Connell

Gardner Minshew signed a 2 year, $25M contract to open free agency, including $15M fully guaranteed ($12M in 2024, $3M+ in 2025). It’s aggressive backup QB, value starting QB money - putting him squarely in competition to win the job this summer. Minshew is a career 15-22 as a starting QB, including 62% of his passes completed.

Aidan O'Connell started 10 games in his rookie campaign, completing 62% of his passes for just over 200 yards per game. His contract carries a non guaranteed $3M through 2026.

Minnesota Vikings

Contenders: Sam Darnold, J.J. McCarthy

The Vikings surprised nobody in selecting J.J. McCarthy #10 overall in this past draft. Once signed, the former Michigan QB1 will be locked in at $21.8M fully guaranteed through 2027, with a 5th year option available in 2028.

Minnesota signed Sam Darnold away from San Francisco this March to the tune of 1 year, $10M ($8.75M fully guaranteed). While he’s logged 56 starts across 6 NFL seasons, Darnold only has 7 under his belt in the past two years (including 1 Week 17 start in 2023), and a career completion percentage under 60%.

New England Patriots

Contenders: Drake Maye, Jacoby Brissett

The Patriots stayed pat, selecting Drake Maye #3 overall to be the next man in line to attempt to replace the ghost of Tom Brady. When signed, he’ll lock in $36.6M fully guaranteed through 2027 plus a 5th year option in 2028. Maye started 27 games across 3 seasons in college, completing over 65% of his passes, including 63 TDs against 16 INTs.

New England signed Jacoby Brissett away from Washington this past March to a 1 year, $8M contract ($6.5M fully guaranteed). His last legitimate starting gig came back in 2022 when he filled in for a suspended Deshaun Watson in Cleveland (4-7 record, 64% completion rate). He’s certainly a capable option for the Patriots out of the gate if Maye requires more time.

New York Giants

Contenders: Daniel Jones, Drew Lock

Despite the Giants’ insistence that Daniel Jones will be the Week 1 starter, we’ll play devil's advocate until we get there. Jones is recovering from an ACL tear, is set to earn $36M fully guaranteed in 2024, and holds a $23M injury guarantee on his 2025 salary, should he be unable to pass a physical next March. It’s a risk to play Jones, who was 1-5 with 2 TDs and 6 INTs at the time of the injury last year, but he’s still the favorite to take the first snap.

Drew Lock was signed away from Seattle on a 1 year, $5M fully guaranteed contract. The 27-year-old has 23 career starts (9-14 record), and holds a career completion percentage under 60%. Still, there’s a world where the Giants leverage his experience as a way to mitigate the financial risk that comes with throwing Daniel Jones back out to the wolves.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Contenders: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields

Signed to a veteran minimum $1.2M salary for 2024 (thanks to the $37.8M buyout coming from Denver), Russell Wilson appears to have the early edge to win the Week 1 job. Saying something in March, and seeing something in September are two very different things.

Acquired from Chicago this past March for a 2025 6th round pick, Justin Fields brings a 1 year, $3.2M contract with him to Pittsburgh, set to earn nearly 3x more than Russell Wilson as a member of the Steelers. This is a rare scenario where contract statuses actually cancel each other out. PIttsburgh’s QB1 battle will be won on the training camp field.

Washington Commanders

Contenders: Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota

Washington took Jayden Daniels #2 overall this past draft, putting him in line to become the Commanders’ next franchise quarterback. Once signed, Daniels will lock in $37.7M through 2027, plus a 5th year option for 2028.

Marcus Mariota was signed away from Philly on a 1 year, $6M contract ($5.4M fully guaranteed). Mariota has 74 career starts (34-40 record), including 13 for the Falcons back in a tumultuous 2022 campaign. He holds a career 62.7% completion rate across 90 games played.

Worth a Mention

Atlanta Falcons
It would be reckless to think that Kirk Cousins (who is owed $62.5M this season) could be supplanted by Michael Penix Jr. this season, but that doesn’t mean he can’t make things uncomfortable out of the gate. Trading Cousins after 2024 means a new team acquires a 1 year, $37.5M contract, practically speaking, while the Falcons take on $37.5M of dead cap (saving $2.5M for 2025). Again - very hypothetical.

New Orleans Saints
Nearly $29M of Derek Carr’s 2024 compensation was converted to signing bonus in February, all but securing his spot for the upcoming season. Additionally, $10M of his 2025 pay (an early March roster bonus) became fully guaranteed. $30M more of next year’s salary locks in next March. If the wheels fall off this season, the Saints may consider paying that $10M guarantee as a parting gift, though an outright release comes with over $50M of dead cap next season ($21M in 2025, $29M in 2026 if designated post June 1st). The Saints selected Spencer Rattler in the 5th round this past draft as a possible replacement.

Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks made it clear by mid-February that Smith was going to be on the 2024 roster (his 3 year contract had an out after 2023). Geno is now guaranteed to earn the $22.5M owed to him for the upcoming season, but another clear out exists thereafter ($13.5M dead cap against a $38.5M hit). Sam Howell is on a 2 year, $2M non-guaranteed contract behind Smith.

What is the U18 Entry Mechanism?

The U18 Entry Mechanism was new to the NWSL for the 2023 season, and expanded upon in the 2024 offseason as seven players joined squads using the mechanism compared to three for the entirety of the 2023 offseason and regular season. 

Any player 17 years old or younger can enter the NWSL via the U18 Entry Mechanism. The league maintains a non-public U18 Entry List. Each team is limited to four players between their U18 Entry List and Roster. Once a player turns 18, they no longer count towards that total of four. These spots are not tradeable and a player must be signed to a guaranteed contract within 30 days of being placed on the Entry List.

Most Impactful 2024 Signings

1. Claire Hutton

Signed Team: Kansas City Current

Current Age: 18 years old

Contract: Through the 2026 season

Hutton is the sole U18 player signed this offseason who has started in every single regular season match for her team, earning 10 starts and playing 9 full matches for the Kansas City Current. Hutton’s outstanding play during the season has led to her earning a callup to the U.S. Under-20’s Youth National Team who will play two games against South Korea in the coming weeks. Last year Hutton helped the U.S. U19 WNT win the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games. 

2. Emeri Adames

Signed Team: Seattle Reign

Current Age: 18 years old

Contract: Through the 2027 season 

Adames wasn’t planning on going pro this year, but after spending some time during preseason training with the Reign, decided to make the leap. Since then she has played in all 10 games for the Reign and started in three. The Reign have had a rough start to the year, currently sitting in 13th out of 14 teams, but Adames has performed well when starting and been a boost of energy when she comes in off the bench. Prior to joining the Reign Adames won a bronze with the U.S. U-19’s in the Pan Am games, and played with for the U.S. in the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup. She also got a call up for the U20's friendlies against South Korea at the end of the month.

3. Kimmi Ascanio

Signed Team: San Diego Wave

Current Age: 16 years old

Contract: Through 2026 season 

The youngest of the U18 Entry players, Kimmi Ascanio’s limited minutes are no surprise with San Diego Wave head coach Casey Stoney’s view on making sure not to overburden young players and putting them in positions to challenge them but where they can succeed. This season she’s tallied 137 minutes over two starts and five games played. When she’s played Ascanio has shown her prowess on the ball with an 82.5% passing accuracy and an assist. In February, Ascanio was the youngest player on the U.S. U17 youth national team roster during the 2024 Concacaf Women’s U17 Championship. In the semifinal Ascanio scored three goals in eight minutes in the semifinal against Haiti and followed that performance with a goal in the final where the U.S. took home the Championship. 

4. Kennedy Fuller

Signed Team: Angel City FC

Current Age: 17 years old

Contract: Through 2026 season 

Fuller began the season with three straight starts for Angel City, and in their nine matches, she has started five and played in seven. Fuller played brilliantly for the LA-based side in the season opener but hasn’t had super consistent performances across matches, which is partially expected for a 17-year old. Angel City’s depth in the midfield position is especially low with the departure of Amandine Henry on Deadline Day back in April so for Fuller, the opportunity to get minutes and continue to grow and develop will continue. 

5. Alex Pfeiffer

Signed Team: Kansas City Current

Current Age: 16 years old

Contract: Through 2026 season 

The sole of this year’s class of U-18 Entries with a goal this season, Pfeiffer scored in her professional debut in the season opener. She may not have a start yet for the unbeaten Kansas City but she has played in seven of their ten matches. Pfeiffer joined Ascanio on the U17’s at the Concacaf U17 Championship in February and scored in both the semifinal and the final, tallying six goals throughout the tournament. 

Wait and See: 

Gisele Thompson

Signed Team: Angel City FC

Current Age: 18 years old

Contract: Through 2025 season 

Thompson’s season began with a rocky start as after getting in a late game debut in the season opener, she picked up a knock on her ankle and would proceed to be mentioned as ‘OUT’ on the Angel City availability report for the next four matches. Thus far this year, the young defender has only tallied 100 minutes and one start in four matches. Her sole start was this past weekend against the Washington Spirit where she played a solid 76 until a collision in the box that led to treatment on the pitch and then being subbed out. Thompson got the call for the U20’s end of the month friendlies against South Korea, helped the USA qualify for the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup last summer as well as aiding the U19’s win the bronze at the 2023 Pan Am Games.

Casey Phair

Signed Team: Angel City FC

Current Age: 16 years old

Contract : Through 2026 season 

Casey Phair is the sole U18 player who has yet to appear in a single regular season match and simultaneously has not been injured. She has however been away with the South Korean U17 women’s national team at the U17 Asian Cup since the beginning of the month, and scored a brace in the third medal match to put her side up 2-1 over China and take home a medal. Phair was the youngest player in history to appear in a FIFA Women’s World Cup last summer, but is still awaiting her NWSL debut.