A week in the NBA’s offseason offered some rookie contract extensions, along with the beginning of Summer League in Las Vegas.
Summer League is here! More of the more exciting events of the summer are here as the NBA summer league in Las Vegas has begun this past week. While I won’t do any breakdowns here about what’s happening in the Summer League, I still find it very fun to watch.
Fans should also learn by the two rules I have for the summer league here: they are:
Rule 1: If a draft prospect or 2nd-year guy plays poorly, it means very little. These are glorified AAU games, and while seeing a draft prospect play poorly may give a team’s fan anxiety about what’s to come for their career, remember it doesn’t mean anything in all honesty.
Rule 2: If a draft prospect plays well, is equally doesn’t mean much. While it’s nice to see these guys play well, these are not the rosters they play with for the majority of their NBA career, and these guys are also trying to get teams to look at them and get an NBA contract.
SO, if you’ve figured it out, I don’t take much from Summer League and while people claim you can tell how successful a player will be because of it, they are lying, but it is still super fun to watch top guys go against each other and compete in a NBA style game.
News Recap
July 7th
The Heat, Clippers, and Jazz were involved in a 3-team trade. Where the Heat acquired Norman Powell, the Clippers acquired John Collins, and the Jazz acquired Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, and a 2027 second-round pick.
July 8th
Kyle Lowry signs a 1-year deal to stay with the 76ers.
Paolo Banchero signed a 5-year $239 million max rookie contract extension with the Magic, which can be worth up to $287million if he makes an All-NBA team, wins the MVP, or DPOY awards.
July 9th
Chet Holmgren signed a 5-year rookie max extension that can be worth up to $250 million if he makes an All-NBA team, wins MVP, or wins DPOY awards. He will be with the Thunder through 2030.
Devin Booker signed a 2-year $145 million supermax extension with the Suns. The supermax is worth 35% of the salary cap. Because of bird-rights, NBA veteran rules, and Booker staying with the Suns for now 10 seasons he is eligible for the 35% supermax extension to stay in Phoenix.
Jalen Williams signed a 5-year $239 million rookie max extension to stay with the Thunder. The deal can be worth up to $287 million if he makes an All-NBA team, wins the MVP, or wins the DPOY award.
The Pelicans and Herb Jones agreed to a 3-year $68 million extension. Great value deal that keeps the wing in New Orleans for at least 4 more years.
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