Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report released his contract extension predictions for next season, where he had Daniels signing a four-year, $155 million contract. While this seems absurd at first glance, particularly considering Jalen Johnson just signed a five-year, $150 million deal last offseason, the proposed deal isn’t the overpay it appears to be.
The fourth-year player crushed even the highest expectations set by his biggest believers. Daniels set a new benchmark for elite perimeter defense across the league after averaging 3 steals per game for the first time across the NBA since 1991. He earned second place in the Defensive Player of the Year voting and was named to the First Team All-Defense, becoming the fourth-youngest player to receive the latter honor.