Iman Shumpert's new contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers has nothing to do with the player he is now.
It has everything to do with the player Cleveland is banking on him to become later.
Shumpert and the Cavaliers came to terms on a four-year, $40 million deal not even a full day into free agency, according to Basketball Insiders' Alex Kennedy. The agreement includes a player option after the third year and was confirmed by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
Contracts with an average annual salary of $10 million aren't typically handed out willy nilly.