Earlier this month, the Memphis Grizzlies signed Dillon Brooks to a three-year, $35 million extension. A good indicator of how far he’s come since he was drafted, Memphis fans seemed unilaterally in favor of the move.
Still, there are a few superstitions that all sports fans are familiar with: the Madden cover curse, the sophomore slump, and in this case, the new-contract decline.
It’s almost a rule in sports, a player signed to a long-term (or even a short-term) contract seems to drop off immediately following their extension. Has this proved true for Brooks?