Victor Wembanyama has been a godsend for the Spurs franchise and is about to get compensated for it. Set to receive a five-year, maximum extension approaching $250+ million this offseason, rival squads will be wondering what went wrong.
Rookie extensions are capped at a fixed percentage of the salary cap, so even generational players like the Alien can’t truly be paid what they’re worth early in their careers. That's why this deal may look massive but is actually a huge bargain.
The Frenchman is lined up to break the bank and earn himself an unfathomable amount of money, yet still, it doesn't seem like enough.