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The average NBA fan isn’t especially familiar with the intricate world contracts and their clauses. Especially in cases of the finer details of the perks of a player within the statute of their given agreement with a franchise. Nevertheless, these crucial documents are often the basis on which a team actually orchestrates a roster. Recently the Boston Celtics made their star Jaylen Brown only the twelfth star, with a Super Max contract. The list includes players like Stephen Curry, Giannis, and Devin Booker.

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However, things such as ‘incentives’ on players’ contracts are unclear. For Instance, NBA champion Kyrie Irving is part of a larger group of 55 players with bonuses on their existing agreements. To understand fully what these privileges mean and how they are added to players’ paperwork keep reading.

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Kyrie Irving’s Lucrative bonuses decoded

While Playing for the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie signed a four-year contract. This included a set of eight complicated incentives totaling $4 million, which means a million each year. Irving could muster $1.5 million out of the given $4 million during his stint at Brooklyn. These incentives are based on certain preconditions underlined in the contract. Similarly, Kyrie’s current three-year $120 Million deal with the Dallas Mavericks includes two million in bonuses per year.

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If Irving plays for 65 games, he receives a million, and an additional million for winning 50 games. It’s been five years since he played in at least? 65 games a season, back in the 2018-19 season with the Celtics. With the new season approaching, can 8-time all-star end this 5-year drought?

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Other Players with Similar Contracts

Khris Middleton was among the 12 free agents to have incentives in their contracts. However, Middleton is more likely to earn his bonuses of $2.8 Million as he has been consistent with his appearances in the last four seasons. This also includes the fact that the Milwaukee Bucks have been a prevalent force in the postseason. A clause that is crucial to his bonus.

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Other new contracts, such as the one inked by Dillon Brooks with Houston, assure him a million dollars if they reach the first round of the playoffs. Simultaneously, Jeff Green, his teammate, will receive $1.6 million for appearing in 55 games. Only the forthcoming regular season will unravel the outcomes of these incentives.

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