The Indiana Pacers and Domantas Sabonis reached an agreement on a 4-year and $74.9 Million guaranteed contract extension. The deal does not include a player or team option, according to Scott Agness from The Athletic.
Full details: Domantas Sabonis agrees to four-year, $74.9M extension that does not include a player or team option.
Pacers now have 11 players under contract through the 2020-21 season, including all five starters.
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) October 21, 2019
Tim Bontemps from ESPN reported that the deal included $2.6 Million per year in bonuses which means he could make up to $85 Million. To earn the money Sabonis would need to be named an All-Star or selected in an All-NBA team during the four years of the contract.
The incentives in Domantas Sabonis’ extension with the Pacers are $2.6 million each year — which are split evenly for him being named an All-Star or to an All-NBA team in each year of the four-year deal, league sources told ESPN.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 21, 2019
Sabonis was traded with Victor Oladipo from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Paul George. This past season he played in 74 games and averaged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 24.8 minutes per game.
