The All-NBA groups have been introduced on Friday, and there have been quite a lot of the anticipated gamers on the lists, together with Oklahoma Metropolis’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. One of many largest winners of the day, nevertheless, was Detroit Pistons younger star Cade Cunningham.
Cunningham was a third-team All-NBA choice, incomes that honor for the primary time in his profession.
It not solely cemented his standing among the many sport’s finest gamers, it additionally earned him a major pay elevate.
Cunningham will get a $45 million elevate as a part of the contract extension he signed a yr in the past on account of a clause within the league’s collective bargaining settlement that raises how a lot a “max contract extension” is value a participant is chosen to the All-NBA groups, wins MVP, or the defensive participant of the yr award.
For Cunningham, it takes the worth of his contract from $224 million to $269 million.
