Monday after media day concluded, the San Antonio Spurs and guard Devin Vassell agreed to a brand new 5-year contract extension value $146 million in response to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
In an interview Monday, Vassell was requested about being eligible for a contract extension and he had this to say, “I need to be a Spur for a very long time.”
Being within the midst of contract negotiations, Vassell stated he couldn’t say anymore concerning the extension.
Whereas the extension has but to be made official and even then, it might be days earlier than the contract particulars are identified, Vassell’s wage will bump as much as a median of $29.2 million per season starting within the 2024-2025 season.
With a wage of $29.2 million subsequent season, Vassell’s wage would account for 21% of the projected $142 million wage cap within the 24-25 season.
Vassell, 23, was drafted by the Spurs with the eleventh decide within the first spherical through the 2020 NBA Draft.
Vassell has made enchancment in every of his first three seasons with the Spurs, in a lot of statistical classes. Whereas he had his finest season statistically final season averaging 18.5 factors per sport whereas capturing nearly 39% from three, he was hampered by accidents, which solely allowed him to play 38 video games a season in the past.
Even with the extension for Vassell, the Spurs nonetheless challenge to be a cap house workforce subsequent offseason, projecting $45-60 million in house in response to Bobby Marks of ESPN. The quantity of cap house that will probably be out there will depend on what the workforce decides to do with their very own free brokers, gamers on non-guaranteed offers, and workforce choices on gamers.
The Spurs just lately have been signing a few of the current gamers they drafted to rookie extensions, with Vassell becoming a member of a gaggle of Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, and Keldon Johnson.
