His Atlanta Hawks may have been pretty embarrassingly eliminated from NBA playoff contention a month ago, but Trae Young still earned an extra $34.5 million on a random Tuesday night in May.
The league announced its All-NBA teams before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, and Young’s selection to the third team triggered a clause in the maximum designated rookie extension he signed last summer that increases his projected salary from $172.5 million to $207 million over the next five seasons.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell missed out on similar raises last season, when they failed to make an All-NBA team in the final year before their extensions began. maxims.
Tatum’s first-team selection on Tuesday, his second All-NBA nod in three years, came a year late to clear a bigger check. He still secures the 24-year-old’s status in the game, along with his performance in the Eastern Conference finals. He and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, 23, are the last honorees from the first team standing in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker were all cut before Tuesday’s announcement.
Doncic already qualified for the $34.5 million salary increase after earning back-to-back first-team selections the previous two years. (A player coming off his rookie-scale contract can increase his maximum salary from 25% of the salary cap to 30% if he reaches All-NBA in the season immediately before his extension begins or in two of the seasons. previous three seasons). direct first-team offers have him on a Hall of Fame track record.
Tuesday’s announcement signals an All-NBA generational shift, as six of the 15 picks were first- or second-time picks. Six of the biggest snubs on the list were also awaiting news of their first nods. The first team is made up entirely of players under the age of 28 for the first time since the 1954-55 season. Doncic joins Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Hall of Famers Tim Duncan and Max Zaslofsky (1947-49) as the only players to make the first team three times before turning 24 .
The All-NBA guard hasn’t completely switched shifts. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James completed his record with an 18th consecutive pick, despite missing the playoffs for the first time since his first All-NBA nomination in 2005. He made the third team for the second time in four years. He previously made the first or second team every season from 2005-18. He also made the first team in 2020 and the second team last year.
Suns guard Chris Paul became the 20th player in league history to make the 11th All-NBA team. Durant is only the 27th 10-time honoree, and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry joined a 35-player roster to make eight All-NBA rosters. This is the first season since 2011 that Curry, Paul or James Harden are not part of the first team. (Harden failed to make All-NBA for the third year in a row.)
Antetokounmpo’s sixth pick further cements the two-time MVP’s Hall of Fame legacy. No player with as many honors has failed to reach the Hall of Fame. Following the recent inductions of Chris Webber, Ben Wallace and Tim Hardaway, the only eligible five-time All-NBA picks not embroidered in Springfield are Kevin Johnson and Amar’e Stoudemire. Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler came close to becoming the 80th and 81st players in history to make five All-NBA teams in their career.
Here’s the complete 2022 NBA roster (followed by a list of the biggest snubs at each position).
ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
G: Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Stats (65 games): 28.4 PPG (46/35/74), 9.1 RPG, 8.7 APG
All-NBA selection: Third
G: Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
Stats (68 games): 26.8 PPG (47/38/87), 5.0 RPG, 4.8 APG
All-NBA Selection: First
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Stats (67 games): 29.9 PPG (55/29/72), 11.6 RPG, 5.8 APG
All-NBA selection: Sixth
F: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Stats (76 games): 26.9 PPG (45/35/85), 8.0 RPG, 4.4 APG
All-NBA Selection: Second
C: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Stats (74 games): 27.1 PPG (58/34/81), 13.8 RPG, 7.9 APG
All-NBA selection: Fourth
SECOND TEAM ALL-NBA
G: Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
Stats (57 games): 27.4 PPG (49/34/76), 6.7 APG, 5.7 RPG
All-NBA Selection: First
G: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Stats (64 games): 25.5 PPG (44/38/92), 6.3 APG, 5.2 RPG
All-NBA selection: Eighth
F: Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
Stats (55 games): 29.9 PPG (52/38/91), 7.4 RPG, 6.4 APG
All-NBA selection: 10th
F: DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls
Stats (76 games): 27.9 PPG (50/35/88), 5.2 RPG, 4.9 APG
All-NBA selection: Third
C: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Stats (68 games): 30.6 PPG (50/37/81), 11.7 RPG, 4.2 APG
All-NBA selection: Fourth
ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
G: Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns
Stats (65 games): 14.7 PPG (49/32/84), 10.8 APG, 4.4 RPG
All-NBA selection: 11
G: Trae Young, Atlanta Falcons
Stats (76 games): 28.4 PPG (46/38/90), 9.7 APG, 3.7 RPG
All-NBA Selection: First
F: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
Stats (56 games): 30.3 PPG (52/36/76), 8.2 RPG, 6.2 APG
All-NBA selection: 18
F: Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors
Stats (68 games): 22.8 PPG (49/34/75), 8.5 RPG, 5.3 APG
All-NBA Selection: Second
C: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
Stats (74 games): 24.6 PPG (53/41/82), 9.8 RPG, 3.6 APG
All-NBA Selection: Second
SNUB
G: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz
Stats (67 games): 25.9 PPG (45/36/85), 5.3 APG, 4.2 RPG
G: Dejounte Murray, San Antonio Spurs
Stats (68 games): 21.1 PPG (46/33/79), 9.2 APG, 8.3 RPG
G: Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats (68 games): 21.7 PPG (46/38/89), 8.6 APG, 3.3 RPG
G: Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls
Stats (67 games): 24.4 PPG (48/39/85), 4.6 RPG, 4.5 APG
F: Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
Stats (57 games): 21.4 PPG (48/23/87), 5.9 RPG, 5.5 APG
F: Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
Stats (66 games): 23.6 PPG (47/36/76), 6.1 RPG, 3.5 APG
C: Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
Stats (56 games): 19.1 PPG (0/56/75), 10.1 RPG, 3.4 APG
C: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Stats (65 games): 15.6 PPG (0/71/69), 14.7 RPG, 1.1 APG
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