On Wednesday, Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal officially inked a five-year, $251 million supermax contract extension. Beal’s new contract, featuring an escalating annual salary, will guarantee the shooting guard an estimated $57 million in the fifth year.
Beal is now the owner of the second-largest contract in NBA history, trailing only two-time reigning league MVP Nikola Jokiu0107, who signed a five-year, $264 million contract this summer.
The most intriguing aspect of Beal’s contract is not its quarter-billion dollar price tag, but rather its incredibly rare no-trade clause. For the duration of his five-year contract, Beal will wield the ability to block any trade in which he is involved.