The Dallas Mavericks signed Cooper Flagg on a four year deal worth a whopping $62,730,226 contract. He was apparently the No.1 pick of the NBA draft. He will be earning $13.8 million during his rookie year and the following year, he will get $14.5 million. The Mavericks have a $15.2 million team option for the 2027-28 season and will have a $19.1 million team option in the final year of his contract.
Cooper Flagg's four year contract with Dallas Mavericks
Copper Flagg will become a free agent in 2029 if Dallas Mavericks doesn't give him an extension or sign him to a new deal. If he lives up to the hype, the team that will draft him will be in a harry to extend or give him a new contract.
In terms of salary, Cooper Flagg will be the sixth highest paid on the Dallas Mavericks roster. Anthony Davis leads the pack with $54 million, while superstar Kyrie Irving comes second with $36.7 million. Flagg sees his name after PJ Washington's $14.1 million deal.
Among the top five rookies in this year's draft, only two have signed a contract featuring Cooper Flagg and VJ Edgecombe. On Tuesday, VJ Edgecombe signed a four year deal worth $50,438,207. Dylan Harper, Kon Knueppel and Ace Bailey are yet to sign contracts with San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz.
According to Sportrac, Cooper Flagg could be pushing for $1,000,000,000 when he's 31
Copper Flagg's rookie contract will be nothing to his future deals if he lives up to the hype that surrounds him. Many expect him to become the next face of the sport. According to Sportrac, they have computed how his contract could look like by the time he turns 31.
Rookie Contract
2025-2028: $62.7M
30% Supermax Extension
2029-2033: $359M
35% Supermax Extension
2034-2038: $509M
Total: $930M, and Flagg will be 31-years-old!
To put that kind of figure into perspective, LeBron James' $52.6 million pay this year will push him to $528,695,302. It took over two decades for James to obtain the most lucrative career contract in NBA history.