The Detroit Pistons plan to sign 2021 No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham to a five-year, $226 million maximum post-rookie contract extension, according to The Athletic.
This move was expected and is now unofficially official. Roughly, the salary each year would look like the following:
- $38,775,000
- $41,877,000
- $45,979,000
- $48,581,000
- $52,183,000
Cunningham averaged 22.7 points, 7.5 assists, 3.4 turnovers, and 4.3 rebounds in his third season as a member of the Pistons.
After a promising rookie season that ended strong, Cunningham was limited to just 12 games in year 2, and clearly not 100% healthy, before being sidelined with an injury that eventually led to shin surgery.