Golden confirms the commitment to Florida Gator, addressed NBA -Buyouts

Some fans may be worried that the head coach of Florida Gator's Todd Golden in his last contract extension for NBA teams for NBA teams. However, he confirmed his future with the program on Thursday.

“I've been with Florida for a long time with regard to the College game,” Golden told the media. “It's all I need, everything my family needs … I'm a gator for a long time.”

Golden signed his contract extension with the Gators on May 6th, his second in just as many years. His latest expansion makes him one of the best paid coaches of the NCAA. It runs until March 31, 2031 with a total of 40.5 million US dollars.

As much as Golden about staying in Gainesville, Florida, he left the door open so that the NBA teams could call in the future.

“And I don't necessarily expect the NBA to be something that will soon be super tempting.

With regard to the NBA -Buyout clause, Florida is due before April 15, 2026, 3 million US dollars if he goes to the professionals, 2 million US dollars if he between this date and March 31, 2028, 1 million US dollars by March 31, 2029 and zero between this date and the rest of his contract, after the Swamp247, Swamp247, Prevised.

It is not difficult to understand why NBA organizations want to inquire about his services.

In his time with the Gators it was nothing but progress. While his first year was a little turbulent, his next two gigantic steps were in the right direction. In the 2023-24 season, the Gators reached the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2020-21 season.

He followed it by becoming the youngest coach (39 years old) who won everything over the past 40 years, the title for the Gator since 2007. The Gator also won the SEC tournament for the first time since 2014 on the way to the national championship.

One thing that is sure of Golden's future is only with Florida or on a professional level. Golden's contract has a buyout of $ 16 million if he was to leave for another school before April 15, 2026, 11 million US dollars between then and March 21, 2027, until March 31, 2028 and finally 1 million US dollars per year, according to Swamp247, Zach Goodall.

Although the fans could worry about how long it will last, it doesn't seem likely that Golden will soon train somewhere else.

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