Wizop wrote:JMaster5K wrote:He has so much to gain, if he can make the all-star team this year,.. and very little to lose if he doesn't.
This is why I don't think Siakam's contract situation isn't going to get settled until the FA period,...
I think max/supermax can be a contingency in a contract. Isn't that what we did with Ty?
Yes,... and no. (if I understand this properly?) If the player is coming off his rookie contract & signs a max rookie extension, his actually salary in the first year of the extension can be contingent upon him achieving certain criteria. (I think, this is called having 'Rose Rule language in your contract'?)
Ty's 'max contract' would be set as '25% of the cap',... but it has a contingency, if he achieves any of the criteria for a 'super max' contract, then the salary in his first year of the extension would become 30% of the cap.
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/11/hoops-rumors-glossary-derrick-rose-rule.html
Excerpt:
'In recent years, the significant majority of rookie scale extensions that include Rose rule language have been more of a yes or no proposition — a player qualifies for the 30% max with an All-NBA spot, regardless of which team he makes. That’s reportedly the case for Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, and LaMelo Ball, who signed maximum-salary rookie scale extensions this past offseason and would receive a bump to the 30% max by making an All-NBA team in 2024.'
For veteran player with between 7 and 9 years experience, who qualifies for a 35% max instead of the 30% max for his experience bracket. This is a 'designated veteran extension',.. or more commonly a supermax extension. (This is the situation for Siakam.)
The details are here,...
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/05/hoops-rumors-glossary-designated-veteran-contract.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nba-contract-extensions-intro-veteran-zach-zobell-xk4lc/
Normally, a veteran player can't sign an extension for max money, that extension is limited to 140% of the last year of their prior contract, unless you meet the criteria for a supermax extension. for most players, you can only make a jump to a max contract via becoming a FA.
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Finally,.. after having said all that (sorry), not sure that Siakam is in that same position? 140% of Siakam's current contract is more than his 30% 'max' contract value based on his experience. So, technically, if it is allowed, he could sign a contract extension at his max value, and at least theoretically include '35% language' that would allow it to become a supermax if he achieved the criteria prior to the extension kicking in, or during the first year of a max veteran contract?
I can't find any example of this actually happening, nor any language in the CBA that would specifically allow it?
(Scoot is this possible?)
Edit: I went back an rechecked the CBA. There is specific references in the CBA that allow the contingent language in the Rookie extensions, but those same references are not included in the veteran extensions. While, in this case, it should be theoretically possible, I don't think you can actually do it.
