

Paul had a poor showing on Sunday, recording just 10 points and four assists and failing to score his first field goal until the Suns were down by 40 points. “But I think for me, us, it’s we’ll be right back next year. “You play long enough and you don’t win, every time you lose, they’re going to say it was your best chance,” Paul said, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. After yet another Game 7 loss for Chris Paul, the 37-year-old point guard made it clear he has every intention of returning to Phoenix next season and trying to right the ship. Dallas, falling behind by 30 points by halftime and trailing by as many as 46 in the second half before losing by a score of 123-90. The Suns‘ season ended in embarrassing fashion on Sunday night in Game 7 at home vs. James made his 18th All-NBA team, while Paul was named to his 11th All-NBA team. Meanwhile, on the other side of the NBA aging curve, two 37-year-old veterans further cemented their Hall of Fame credentials during the 2021/22 season. With their inclusions, Morant, Booker, and Young are making their All-NBA team debuts.
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LaVine, a free agent this offseason, would have been eligible to earn up to 35% of next season’s cap from the Bulls if he had made an All-NBA team, but will instead be able to earn no more than 30% of the ’22/23 cap on his next contract. As Marks tweets, Morant needs to make the All-NBA team again in 2023 to qualify for a starting salary worth 30% of the cap (instead of 25%) on his next deal. Notable players who are not eligible this offseason for super-max deals include Morant and Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine. Doncic, who signed a maximum-salary contract extension last summer, also previously met the super-max criteria by earning All-NBA nods in 20.

Jokic had already met the super-max requirements prior to this announcement, since he won last year’s MVP award - he’s eligible to sign a five-year, super-max extension this offseason and has said he plans to do so.

Based on a projected $122MM cap, that means it’ll be worth about $212MM instead of $177MM. Young’s five-year contract extension, which was signed last August and will go into effect in 2022/23, will now be worth 30% of next season’s cap instead of 25% by virtue of his All-NBA selection. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN ( via Twitter), they currently project to be worth $211MM apiece. If they’re signed this offseason, those deals would be for four years and would start at 35% of the ’24/25 cap. As a result of being named to All-NBA teams, Booker and Towns have become eligible for super-max extensions that would begin in 2024/25. Surprisingly, Nets point guard Kyrie Irving, who played in just 29 games this season, also received a single vote.Īs we previously outlined, the All-NBA selections come with significant financial ramifications. Jazz center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, Heat center Bam Adebayo and small forward Jimmy Butler, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown, Bucks guards Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane, Suns small forward Mikal Bridges, Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray, and Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet all received All-NBA votes.
