The All-NBA teams were announced on Friday, and there were a lot of the expected players on the lists, including Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. One of the biggest winners of the day, however, was Detroit Pistons young star Cade Cunningham.
Cunningham was a third-team All-NBA selection, earning that honor for the first time in his career.
It not only cemented his status among the game’s best players, it also earned him a significant pay raise.
Cunningham gets a $45 million raise as part of the contract extension he signed a year ago due to a clause in the league’s collective bargaining agreement that raises how much a “max contract extension” is worth a player is selected to the All-NBA teams, wins MVP, or the defensive player of the year award.
For Cunningham, it takes the value of his contract from $224 million to $269 million.