The NBA season is approaching by leaps and bounds, but just before it starts, final contracts are still being signed, and some more contracts: Rudy Gover and the Utah Jazz agreed tonight (Sunday) on extending the chin’s contract for another 5 years. Gover will earn a whopping $ 205 million this season, making him the biggest contract chin in the best league history in the world.
According to the report, published by ESPN, Gover was entitled to a maximum contract of $ 228 million – the same contract as Yannis Antecompo in Milwaukee – following being the defensive player of the season twice and being selected for the top five three times this season. But the Frenchman agreed to give up part of the amount because he wanted the Jazz to have flexibility to build around him and around the team’s other star, Donovan Mitchell, who has also extended his contract at the club by 5 years recently.
“It means they believe in me,” Gober told ESPN. “They believe in what we have built over the years in this organization, for me it is an amazing blessing. It gives motivation to know that we all share the same vision and the same goal. Now the goal is to win the championship for me. The Supermax contract? When I talked to my agent before the negotiations I decided I did not want Start this request. It was important for me to show the team that it is not about money, but to continue to build what we built and give the team stability and peace of mind after the signing. ”
“I want to win and I feel like leaving that money on the table to have talent around and around Donovan,” continued the chin, the deal he signed is the third in league history after that of Yannis and that of Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City in 2017. “Tenny believes in this group and organization so I left money on the table.”
Alongside Gover’s huge deal, there are reportedly growing estimates that James Harden will make his way from Houston to the Brooklyn Nets or Miami Heat. According to a Sports Illustrated correspondent, “significant progress” was made tonight in talks about a trade that would move him to one of those two teams at the start of the season, which could create a formidable triangle including Durant, Kyrie and Harden – a triangle that would undoubtedly threaten Lakers rule.
Rudy Gobert has agreed to a 5-year, $ 205M extension with the Jazz, he told ESPN. It’s the biggest contract ever for a big man. Gobert: “It means they believe in me. They believe in what we’ve been building over the years with this whole organization. ” https://t.co/hPJwYMdSS5
– Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 20, 2020
Sources: There’s been significant movement to get James Harden traded to the Brooklyn Nets, or the Miami Heat by the start of the season on Tuesday.
– Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) December 20, 2020