Victor Wembanyama contract update: San Antonio Spurs star gets massive NBA rookie extension deal
Victor Wembanyama has agreed to a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Wembanyama chose the 25% maximum salary structure over the 30% supermax option, which could have paid him up to $303 million, in order to give San Antonio more long-term salary-cap flexibility. The deal is the third-largest rookie extension in NBA history, behind matching $269 million extensions for Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley, and comes about a month after Wembanyama led the Spurs to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2014.
Victor Wembanyama has agreed to a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Wembanyama chose the 25% maximum salary structure over the 30% supermax option, which could have paid him up to $303 million, in order to give San Antonio more long-term salary-cap flexibility. The deal is the third-largest rookie extension in NBA history, behind matching $269 million extensions for Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley, and comes about a month after Wembanyama led the Spurs to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2014.
