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During the first days of the
Milwaukee Bucks
training camp
heading into the new NBA season, most of the squad members carried a gift for
Giannis Antetokounmpo
: a
pen
.
The wish of his teammates, the coaching staff, the franchise leadership, the fans and practically the entire state of
Wisconsin
was that the 26-year-old Greek star,
MVP of the last two seasons
, captain alongside
LeBron James
of the
All-Star
quintets
, the visible face of the league and Nike, will sign a contract extension that would join the organization and make him the highest paid player in the history of the competition.
The deadline was December
21, 2020
, a day for which there was less than a week left and which was of increasing concern in the Bucks' offices.
If Antetokounmpo did not sign, he would be a free agent at the end of the 2020-2021 season in July.
You could go to any team with Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James, the
Miami Heat
, the
Dallas Mavericks Luka Dončić
or the
Golden State Warriors
for
Stephen Curry
main and appealing destinations.
Giannis was concerned about the future of the franchise.
Despite its two consecutive MVPs, the franchise
had failed to reach the NBA Finals
in any of its attempts.
Conference Finals in 2019 and the failure of the semi-final loss to the Heat in Orlando's last bubble.
Circumstances that had increased the rumors that placed the Greek outside of Milwaukee.
But
the Bucks moved
.
They went all out into the free agent and transfer markets, signed
Jrue Holiday
, one of the best point guards in the competition, and showed Antetokounmpo that they were serious about their short-term future.
That's why today, December 15, six days before the renewal deadline,
Giannis announced his continuity with the Bucks for five more years for a total of $ 228 million
.
The biggest contract in league history.
Which together with his current salary will make him receive 256 million in the next six campaigns.
"
This is my home, my city
. I am grateful to be part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next five years. Let's make it worthwhile. Let the show continue," the player wrote on his social networks.
More than Curry and Harden
Those 228 million surpass the 228 for six years that
James Harden
signed
with the
Houston Rockets
and the 207 for five that
Russell Westbrook
agreed with the
Thunder
, both in 2017. It also improves the 201x5 that
Stephen Curry
negotiated at the time with the
Golden State Warriors
and that they made him the highest paid player in the competition.
Now everyone is behind Antetokounmpo.
The estimate of your annual earnings, as a minimum, as stipulated in the NBA salary limit,
will make you earn an average of 45.6 million a year
, with 42.5 in 2022-23 as the minimum figure and
51, 9 million
from 2025-26 as a maximum amount.
That average is also the
maximum achieved by a player in the history of an NBA contract, surpassing the 44.5 of the last agreement that LeBron James has reached with the Lakers
for the next two seasons.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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