NBA players have enviably high wages, in 1996 Howard signed 7 years 105 million, in 2017 Curry signed 5 years 201 million, and in 2023 Brown signed 5 years 304 million, which are all milestones in player salaries, and Doncic will sign 5 years and 367 million next year, the largest contract in NBA history, Doncic's ability to attract money is the strongest in the league.
With $215 million over five years, Doncic leads the 18th rookie
Doncic, the No. 3 rookie at the end of 2018, has been outstanding since entering the league, Doncic scored 28.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in his second season in the league, and he was also selected as an All-Star starter in the 19-20 season.
Doncic continued his efforts in the 20-21 season, where he had 27.7 points, 8 rebounds and 8.6 assists, and he was named to the 20-21 All-Star starter.
It was these two All-Star starters that allowed Doncic to re-sign a five-year, $215 million contract extension with the Mavericks in the summer of '21, which is also the largest contract Doncic can get, because he was selected as an All-Star twice and meets the Rose clause, his starting salary is 30% of the salary cap in 22-23, which is $37.1 million, and then increases by 8% every year.
Therefore, Doncic's salary for the next five years starting from the 22-23 season is $37.1 million, $40.06 million, $43.03 million, $46 million, and $48.97 million, respectively.
In the 18-year rookie, Alexander also got the highest salary, but because he did not meet the terms of Rose, his starting salary was only 25% of the salary cap in the 22-23 season, that is, 179 million in 5 years, so Alexander's salary from the 22-23 season was 30.91 million, 33.39 million, 35.86 million, 38.33 million, and 40.81 million.
It can be seen that although it is a maximum salary contract, because of the different starting salaries, everyone's total salary is different, Doncic and Alexander are both rookies in the same year, and both have maximum salary contracts, but Doncic will earn $36 million more than Alexander.
367 million in 5 years, the first person to set foot in the NBA
Doncic's five-year, 2.15-year contract is enforceable from the 22-23 season, and Doncic has a player option, so Doncic can jump out of his contract in '26, so he can re-sign with the team in the summer of '25.
Reporter Sharania reported that Doncic can get a maximum five-year contract of 367 million in the summer of '25, which is again a full super cap salary, and few players can meet the conditions for this maximum salary.
Doncic wants to sign this 5-year, 367 million contract, which must meet the following conditions, one is that he has never changed teams in his career, the other is that he has played for 7 years, and 3 is that the contract expires for no more than 2 years.
The first three of the above conditions are well met, and the current star will only change teams after completing the first salary cap contract like Durant when he leaves, but even if he meets this condition and is selected for the best team for a while, this condition is too difficult. And the All-NBA team has only five players in the league for a while, which is even more demanding than the All-Star starting conditions stipulated by Rose's terms.
Tatum is a rookie in 2017, and he can get a maximum contract of 5 years and 334 million this summer, but Tatum was only selected to the best team in the 21-22 season and 22-23 season, and did not win the honor of the best team in the 20-21 season, so Tatum is not eligible for Doncic to get such a super cap salary, Tatum's 5-year 334 million is a little less than the super cap salary he can get.
Doncic has been selected to the All-NBA team for three consecutive years since the beginning of the 20-21 season, and he is the NBA's scoring champion this year, and it is very likely that he will be selected for the All-NBA team, so Doncic has all the conditions to get a five-year, 367 million super contract.
Doncic's five-year, $367 million will be implemented from the 26-27 season, so in the future, Doncic will become the first player in the league to receive an annual salary of 80 million, and he is now the most profitable player in the league.
Lao Zhan, I'm sorry, he is the NBA gold king
Doncic entered the league in 18 years, he has played for 6 years, and his salary in the past 6 years is 3.38 million, 3.71 million, 4.14 million, 5.5 million, 30.91 million, 33.39 million, and his total salary has reached $81.01 million.
Doncic still has 2 years to fulfill his 5-year 215 million contract, and in the 26-27 season to execute his 5-year 367 million contract, Doncic will earn $35.86 million and $38.33 million respectively in the next two years, so Doncic will have a total salary of 522 million in his 13th year of his career in 2031, and Doncic will only be 32 million at that time.
James is 39 years old this year, and his total historical salary is 479 million, and the 32-year-old Doncic will have more than the current 39-year-old James's total salary.
With Doncic's style of play and his health condition, he can play until the age of 40 like Lao Zhan, Doncic will sign a 5-year super cap salary even if he is 32 years old, and the contract at that time may be 5 years and 600 million, so that Doncic's total salary will exceed 1 billion casually, and Doncic will also be the first player in the NBA with a total salary of more than 1 billion US dollars.
With Doncic's consecutive All-Star selections and the performance of being expected to win the scoring title, he can't get a high salary, and Doncic can get a high salary and play for the Mavericks all the time, so that he can sign a five-year long contract.
James lost a lot of salary because of frequent changes of owners, he signed a 4-year contract with the Heat in 2010, returned to the Cavaliers in 2014 and another 4-year contract, left the Cavaliers to go to the Lakers in 2018 and a 4-year 153 million contract, frequent team changes made James not get the biggest contract, if from the perspective of economic interests, the player signed a 5-year maximum salary to ensure the maximum economic benefits. NBA players value their bird rights very much, and they can get a 5-year contract if they renew their contract with their original club, and they can only get a 4-year contract as a free agent.
Doncic can get a super top salary, on the one hand, because he is capable, and the other is that he only plays for the Mavericks and does not change teams frequently, so Doncic also gets the largest top salary.
Regardless of whether Doncic can lead the Mavericks to a championship or not, he is better than James in terms of making money, he gets the maximum salary he can get, and he is the NBA's gold-sucking beast. I'm sorry, Lao Zhan, Doncic is the NBA's king of gold, and he has caught up with the best era! Fans and friends, what do you think about this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.