2026 FA/Trades/Resigns

[rapsuperstar31]

Shams Charania
BREAKING: San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has signed a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale contract extension, with a player option in the fifth season, sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania
Wembanyama decided on the 25% maximum instead of the 30% supermax escalators to $303M, after he and the Spurs went through multiple frameworks. A major decision for the All-NBA star and Defensive Player of the Year entering his fourth season.

San Antonio worked in close partnership with Wembanyama and his representatives, offering the full super max and different variations of extensions. But Wembanyama ultimately chose a contract sacrifice rooted in giving him and the organization increased ability to build a sustained title contender around him.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2075 ... 17655?s=20

And so it begins. (Unless I'm forgetting someone else) The era of Superstars deciding if max money or a better chance to win is more important. Brunson started it & won and now he's no longer the one outlier as Wemby continues it. It'll be interesting to see what Ant does with his next extension.

Wemby took the same 25% that Chet signed for last off season. Chet would have gotten the full 30% had he signed it since he made All defensive team. Wemby would have still needed to play in 65 games next year to qualify for that 30% If Ant doesn't play in 65 games this coming season he won't be eligible to sign a supermax next summer.

[TheGrey08]

We're talking about Wemby lol. He's going to end up qualifying for Supermax.

[rapsuperstar31]

We're talking about Wemby lol. He's going to end up qualifying for Supermax.

More than likely, but the teams that have been in the finals the past few years after the grind haven't been the healthiest teams the next season.

[TheGrey08]

More than likely, but the teams that have been in the finals the past few years after the grind haven't been the healthiest teams the next season.

Yeah, that's a fair point. He's gotta stay healthy.

[kekgeek]

We're talking about Wemby lol. He's going to end up qualifying for Supermax.

Correct but he passed up on supermax money for a normal max. That is so huge for the spurs long term

[Monster]

Shams Charania
BREAKING: San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has signed a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale contract extension, with a player option in the fifth season, sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania
Wembanyama decided on the 25% maximum instead of the 30% supermax escalators to $303M, after he and the Spurs went through multiple frameworks. A major decision for the All-NBA star and Defensive Player of the Year entering his fourth season.

San Antonio worked in close partnership with Wembanyama and his representatives, offering the full super max and different variations of extensions. But Wembanyama ultimately chose a contract sacrifice rooted in giving him and the organization increased ability to build a sustained title contender around him.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2075 ... 17655?s=20

And so it begins. (Unless I'm forgetting someone else) The era of Superstars deciding if max money or a better chance to win is more important. Brunson started it & won and now he's no longer the one outlier as Wemby continues it. It'll be interesting to see what Ant does with his next extension.

If I remember correctly part of Brunson taking less money was he could opt out sooner (after year 3) and likely make more money then.

It's gonna be interesting to see if any other players do decide to take less money. Tom Brady took less money to some extent for years. I know a million doesn't go as far as it used to be at some point if you are making 200 million on a contract and already have a chunk of money in the bank and endorsement deals rolling in...will it be worth it to take a few million less so you can build a roster or maybe keep someone on the roster you might have to trade otherwise. Lebron Wade Durant etc have all taken a small cut to get a guy on the roster at times. Maybe Kyrie also took a little cut to get Deandre Jordon on the Nets? Maybe that was Durant? Idk.

If it was me I'd probably be looking at what would make sense to give up some money to have other guys get theirs. I also generally have no issue with players getting as much as they can. Fans are why they make that money but the high end players are massive drivers of why people watch.

[TheGrey08]

Shams Charania
BREAKING: San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has signed a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale contract extension, with a player option in the fifth season, sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania
Wembanyama decided on the 25% maximum instead of the 30% supermax escalators to $303M, after he and the Spurs went through multiple frameworks. A major decision for the All-NBA star and Defensive Player of the Year entering his fourth season.

San Antonio worked in close partnership with Wembanyama and his representatives, offering the full super max and different variations of extensions. But Wembanyama ultimately chose a contract sacrifice rooted in giving him and the organization increased ability to build a sustained title contender around him.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2075 ... 17655?s=20

And so it begins. (Unless I'm forgetting someone else) The era of Superstars deciding if max money or a better chance to win is more important. Brunson started it & won and now he's no longer the one outlier as Wemby continues it. It'll be interesting to see what Ant does with his next extension.

If I remember correctly part of Brunson taking less money was he could opt out sooner (after year 3) and likely make more money then.

It's gonna be interesting to see if any other players do decide to take less money. Tom Brady took less money to some extent for years. I know a million doesn't go as far as it used to be at some point if you are making 200 million on a contract and already have a chunk of money in the bank and endorsement deals rolling in...will it be worth it to take a few million less so you can build a roster or maybe keep someone on the roster you might have to trade otherwise. Lebron Wade Durant etc have all taken a small cut to get a guy on the roster at times. Maybe Kyrie also took a little cut to get Deandre Jordon on the Nets? Maybe that was Durant? Idk.

If it was me I'd probably be looking at what would make sense to give up some money to have other guys get theirs. I also generally have no issue with players getting as much as they can. Fans are why they make that money but the high end players are massive drivers of why people watch.

Yep, I get players wanting to gain their generational wealth, but at a certain point it has diminishing returns in happiness/value compared to playing with friends, winning, etc.

I'm waiting to see if this is a new era in the NBA where stars take 5% or even 10% less to maximize their chances to win, while also making a ton of money. Winning can also leads to more endorsement money. I'm hoping Ant is seeing and thinking about this. If Ball has a great season, it will effect his next extension as well. Eventually something has to give. A little money or losing a friend to another team.

[rapsuperstar31]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2075 ... 17655?s=20

And so it begins. (Unless I'm forgetting someone else) The era of Superstars deciding if max money or a better chance to win is more important. Brunson started it & won and now he's no longer the one outlier as Wemby continues it. It'll be interesting to see what Ant does with his next extension.

If I remember correctly part of Brunson taking less money was he could opt out sooner (after year 3) and likely make more money then.

It's gonna be interesting to see if any other players do decide to take less money. Tom Brady took less money to some extent for years. I know a million doesn't go as far as it used to be at some point if you are making 200 million on a contract and already have a chunk of money in the bank and endorsement deals rolling in...will it be worth it to take a few million less so you can build a roster or maybe keep someone on the roster you might have to trade otherwise. Lebron Wade Durant etc have all taken a small cut to get a guy on the roster at times. Maybe Kyrie also took a little cut to get Deandre Jordon on the Nets? Maybe that was Durant? Idk.

If it was me I'd probably be looking at what would make sense to give up some money to have other guys get theirs. I also generally have no issue with players getting as much as they can. Fans are why they make that money but the high end players are massive drivers of why people watch.

Yep, I get players wanting to gain their generational wealth, but at a certain point it has diminishing returns in happiness/value compared to playing with friends, winning, etc.

I'm waiting to see if this is a new era in the NBA where stars take 5% or even 10% less to maximize their chances to win, while also making a ton of money. Winning can also leads to more endorsement money. I'm hoping Ant is seeing and thinking about this. If Ball has a great season, it will effect his next extension as well. Eventually something has to give. A little money or losing a friend to another team.

I wouldn't be surprised if the players association is already planning on significantly reducing the penalties on the tax aprons in the next agreement. I could also see the players negotiating that supermax contracts are handled the same way as veteran minimum contracts, where if you drafted a player and they sign that 30% max it only counts as 25% against your salary cap. ( this would actually screw Wemby if they negotiated that) The current collective bargaining agreement goes through the 29-30 season, but I believe the players can opt out a year early to re-negotiate. If the players opt out a year early, the new rules would kick in the first year of Ant, Ball, and Jaden's next deals. Lebron and a lot of the superstars have always said you have to get paid what you are worth, and get every dollar.

[TheGrey08]

Yep, I get players wanting to gain their generational wealth, but at a certain point it has diminishing returns in happiness/value compared to playing with friends, winning, etc.

I'm waiting to see if this is a new era in the NBA where stars take 5% or even 10% less to maximize their chances to win, while also making a ton of money. Winning can also leads to more endorsement money. I'm hoping Ant is seeing and thinking about this. If Ball has a great season, it will effect his next extension as well. Eventually something has to give. A little money or losing a friend to another team.

I wouldn't be surprised if the players association is already planning on significantly reducing the penalties on the tax aprons in the next agreement. I could also see the players negotiating that supermax contracts are handled the same way as veteran minimum contracts, where if you drafted a player and they sign that 30% max it only counts as 25% against your salary cap. ( this would actually screw Wemby if they negotiated that) The current collective bargaining agreement goes through the 29-30 season, but I believe the players can opt out a year early to re-negotiate. If the players opt out a year early, the new rules would kick in the first year of Ant, Ball, and Jaden's next deals. Lebron and a lot of the superstars have always said you have to get paid what you are worth, and get every dollar.

I'm hoping for something like that too, although not just for drafted players, especially with how dumb draft night trade rules are. It would need to include players who have been with the team for several years. I also think teams will want to make apron tweaks too if they keep getting screwed by successfully developing talent. My thinking is teams get to designate 1 supermax to only count against the cap as a regular max.

[Lipoli390]

https://www.reddit.com/r/timberwolves/c ... _new_york/

So why is KG on the Wolves payroll? Does he do anything to help the organization? As I recall, I don’t think he even attended any of the Wolves playoff games last season. KG was a great player and remains the 2nd best player in Wolves history. But I’ve alway viewed him as a dick and a bit of a clown. He is probably the least interesting commentator among all the former NBA players. Actually, watching him is downright embarrassing much of the time.