Luka Doncic's contract activates a clause that would make him sign the most million-dollar extension in NBA history

In June 2018, Luka Doncic arrived in the NBA after being chosen with the third pick in the first round by the Atlanta Hawks and being traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the 5th position in the 2018 draft, Trae Young and a future first round pick. draft protected.

In 2022 Doncic signed his first major contract extension with the Mavs, after three seasons at an excellent level and winning Rookie of the Year. This extension was $215 million dollars for five years with the Texas franchise.

This link expires at the end of the 2026/2027 season in which the option of one more year is stipulated by the player. In fact, his stay in Dallas could be extended even further according to a very specific clause in his contract.

And Doncic was chosen in the ideal quintet for the 2023/2024 NBA season. This achievement activates a clause in his contract, which automatically offers a renewal to the young point guard never before seen in the league.

This is an extension for another five years from the 2026/2027 season to the 2030/2031 season in which Doncic will earn $346 million dollars.

This figure surpasses Jaylen Brown’s recent extension with the Boston Celtics for five seasons and $304 million. Thus becoming the most millionaire in the entire history of the league.

Doncic currently earns $40 million per season and the next harvest will reach $43 million dollars. So he will become one of the 15 highest paid players in the entire NBA.

However, if the Slovenian giant decides to sign this million-dollar extension, his salary will skyrocket from $48.9 million dollars (last year of his current contract) to $59.7 million in his first year of extension.

Doncic will even earn a million-dollar figure of $78.8 million in his last year of this extension. Salary that far exceeds the $51.9 million dollars currently earned by Stephen Curry, who is the highest-paid player in the league.

For the moment, Dallas remains focused on the Western Conference final. In which they are just one game away from sweeping the Minnesota Timberwolves and getting into the finals against the Boston Celtics.

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