Trae Young was a pivotal figure in signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who is perhaps on the best non-rookie scale contract in the league. Alexander-Walker signed a four-year, $60 million deal this offseason with the club after forging himself as one of the league’s great sixth men on the back-to-back Western Conference Finalist Minnesota Timberwolves.
The contract was universally praised as a great piece of business for the Atlanta Hawks – and this was before Alexander-Walker broke out as an offensive threat this season.
Every championship team has one player who vastly overperforms on their contract.