His Atlanta Hawks may have been eliminated from NBA playoff contention in fairly embarrassing fashion a month ago, but Trae Young still earned himself an extra $34.5 million on a random Tuesday night in May.
The league announced its All-NBA teams prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, and Young's selection to the third team triggered a clause in the designated rookie maximum extension he signed last summer that increases his projected salary from $172.5 million to $207 million over the next five seasons.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell missed out on similar raises last season, when they failed to make an All-NBA team in the final year before their max extensions began.