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Why Cade Cunningham has 45 million reasons to celebrate its all-NBA selection

Why Cade Cunningham has 45 million reasons to celebrate its all-NBA selection

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Detroit Piston's Cade Cunningham Star Guard reached new heights this season. He took his first all-star appearance and lifted the pistons last season (14-68) from their worst record in franchise history (14-68) to a triple victory, the victory record (44-41) and the first playoff victory of the franchise in 17 years.

Cunningham's big leap alongside the newly discovered success of the pistons after years of turbulence led to another holiday all-NBA honors. The guard of the fourth year and the former No. 1 selection was appointed as the all-NBA of the third team, which also brought a fairly high wage increase.

Last summer, he signed a maximum contract extension of five years $ 224 million a deal, which is worth up to $ 269 million. Cunningham's all-NBA honors increased the deal to the latter and give it $ 45 million more in the entire salary over the life cycle of expansion, which begins next season.

According to the Bobby Marks Bobby Marks of ESPN NBA, the language of the contract increased Cunningham's salary from 25% of the team content CAP to 30% of the total upper limit if it was called all-NBA.

The Rose Regel language included the contract extension of Cunningham, according to information HoopsrumorsWhat enables players to achieve their rookie measures from the rookie scale in order to obtain salaries with more than 25% of the upper limit in their fifth season if they meet certain criteria. During the season before the extension to make an all-NBA team, the expansion counted what the salary increase for Cunningham triggered. The players can also qualify by making all-NBA in two of the last three seasons, and when they are awarded the most valuable player or defensive player of the year.

Cunningham led the pistons in the Eastern Conference and a series of the first round with the New York Knicks, which removed Detroit in six games in a highly competitive series. When he prepared to bring the pistons even further in the future, Cunningham's big season made his wallet more difficult.

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