Last first-round pick to biggest contract in franchise history. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, a journalist from ESPNDesmond Bane has reached an agreement with the Grizzlies to sign a five-year, $207 million extension, which will take effect in 2024 when his contract expires. rookie.
Bane has become in his three years in the team a very important piece for the project, of which, especially after this news, he is called to be one of the reference figures along with Ja Morant and Jaren Jaren Jackson Jr. At 21, 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, he comes from signing his best year in the league and confirming that the leap in quality he gave between his first and second seasons was not the result of chance, but this enormous agreement will force to continue going to more.
With a 42.5% accuracy rate on three-pointers throughout his career, it is undoubtedly this facet that makes Desmond a very dangerous player. In fact, according to Second Spectrum data, 73 players have shot a total of 250 3-pointers after the dribble and 250 in the last three seasons. catch & shoot, and only five of them have done it with at least 40% effectiveness in both types. And Bane has been one of them, confirming his versatility as a pitcher and the enormous threat he poses to opposing defenses, which makes him a perfect fit alongside Morant.
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Still, $207 million is a lot of millions, and it may even come as a surprise that, when the entire league seems to be starting to act more restrained in its spending given the new salary restrictions in the new CBA, Memphis hasn’t hesitated to give its all. possible money to a player that we could consider his third spade. Next year, they will spend almost 100 million (97.5) on their three stars, although they surely consider that this is better than starting a tug of war that could lead to another potential problem in the franchise.
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2023-07-01 07:00:00
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