On July 1, Beijing time, this afternoon there is finally an answer to George's next home, according to major American reporters and media reports, George and the 76ers signed a 4-year $212 million contract with a maximum salary, and will form a triumvirate with Embiid and Maxey to impact the championship.
Regardless of whether the 34-year-old George is worth the four-year $212 million maximum salary contract, let's just say that after this contract is fulfilled (although George has a player option in his final year, he should not jump out of the contract at the age of 38), his total salary will exceed $500 million, reaching $520 million, a proper winner in life. At the end of the 23/24 season, George's total salary is $308 million.
According to the total salary of the player after fulfilling the current contract, George's $520 million ranks first, and he is also the second player with a total salary of more than $500 million, the first is Durant, after fulfilling this contract, Durant's total salary is $501 million.
Many people may have questions, isn't James the number one in total salary history? Originally, it should indeed be James's, but at present, James has chosen to jump out of the final year of his contract worth more than $50 million, and has not renewed his contract with the Lakers, so as of now, James' total salary is about $482 million. In fourth place, in addition to George and Durant, there is also a thick eyebrow of $497 million in the top three.
Of course, after James completes the contract extension, even if the salary is reduced, it should be a three-year contract of more than $120 million, and at that time, James's total career salary will rise to the first in history, and he will be the first player with a total salary of more than $600 million.
It is worth mentioning that Curry's total salary is $473 million after fulfilling his current contract, and if he renews his contract with the Warriors this year or next year, his total salary will also exceed 500 million.
Of course, it seems that the total salary of 500 million is a lot now, but with the increase in broadcast fees, the contract value of players is also rising rapidly, young talents like Tatum and Doncic, as long as the maximum salary is renewed, the total career salary can easily exceed 500 million, and there may even be players with a career salary of more than 1 billion in the future.