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USA Today via Reuters

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.

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.

Kyrie Irving’s Lucrative bonuses decoded

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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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