239 million in 5 years! Maximum salary renewal? The first 200 million-dollar gentleman is about to be born in the 22nd class

In a blink of an eye, the draft picks who entered the NBA in 2022 have already arrived in their rookie contract year, which means that the leaders in this draft will soon receive their first major contract in their careers, and their material lives will soon usher in earth-shaking changes. Because after signing a big contract, they will all become rich instantly, and at that time there will be piles of endless banknotes loaded into their pockets.

Looking at the growth process of the 2022 draft over the past three years, although no one of them has joined the league's top stars, the success rate of this session is still quite good! The No. 1 pick Paul Bankailo has grown up well. Not only has he been selected as the All-Star, but he has now become the leader of the Orlando Magic. Tanhua Chet Homgren, who has completely emerged from injuries, won his first NBA championship in his career last season with Alexander and Jaylen Williams. Although Jabbarry Smith is not as happy as the previous two, he has become an important rotation for the Rockets with his own steady grasp and steady action. The fourth pick Keegan Murray, the 12th Jaylen Williams, the 17th Ethan, the 22th Kessler and others have also grown into important members of their respective teams.

And in these 2022 drafts, Tanhua Jabarry Smith was the first player to win a contract of 100 million yuan. At the end of last month, Jabbarry Smith and his former team, the Rockets, reached a five-year early contract renewal worth $122 million. With Tanhua signing a 100 million yuan contract, everyone will focus on the renewal of No. 1 pick, Kairo and No. 2 pick, Homgren! For Chet Homgren, the hero who just helped the Thunder win the first championship in team history, he will definitely get a satisfactory contract extension. What about the No. 1 pick, Kairo?

According to NBA salary expert Bobby Marks, after the Magic reached a one-year, 5 million contract extension with Moritz Wagner, they will renew Paul Bankairo in advance. Currently, 22-year-old Ban Kairo is eligible to sign a five-year max salary renewal with Magic with a 5-year max salary of $239 million. If Ben Kairo is elected as MVP next season, or won DPOY or was selected as the best team of the year, then the amount of his designated rookie's contract renewal will increase by tens of millions of dollars in advance. In the 2024-25 season, Benkairo played 46 regular season games for the Magic, averaging 25.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, shooting 45.2% from the field, 32% from three-point shooting percentage, and 72.7% from free throws; in the 5 playoffs, he averaged 29.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 43.5%, shooting 44.4% from three-point shooting percentage, and 65.9% from free throws.

After the free agent market opened this year, the Magic first introduced point guard Tyers Jones with 7 million a year, then withdrew their qualifications for three consecutive dunk king McLen, and then successfully renewed the contract for center Moritz Wagner at a price of 5 million a year. Through the series of operations of Magic Management, we can see that they are already preparing for the early renewal of Ban Kairo for maximum salary. It should be noted that Magic never delays the contract when discussing renewal with the team-building core! Last summer, the Magic did not hesitate to provide forward Franz Wagner with a five-year max salary renewal worth $224 million.

It can be seen that the Orlando Magic's offer Paul Bankairo this summer a pre-renewal contract for the designated rookie maximum salary, because the 2022 No. 1 pick's performance on the court is worthy of such a contract. By then, Paul Bankairo will become the first player in the 2022 draft to win a big contract of 200 million! So, what kind of big contract will Homgren and Jaylen Williams, who are also the leader in the 2022 class, get? Let's wait and see!