The NBA announced the 2015-16 All-NBA teams: pic.twitter.com/yjQSx6eU6K
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 26, 2016
The answer to the Anthony Davis question is no.
He had to make at least All-NBA 3rd team to make his extra $24 million and he did not. While he isn’t hurting for cash, you can’t make up $24 million.
Damian Lillard though…..
It's essentially a $25 million difference over the next five seasons for Lillard; Anthony Davis fell well shy in the end of the same riches.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 26, 2016
Anything else surprise you about the teams?
Here is a breakdown of how Davis missed out via ESPN.
The payout depends on what is known as the “Derrick Rose Rule” in the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement. If a player on a rookie contract is voted an All-Star starter twice, makes any of the three All-NBA teams twice or wins regular-season MVP, he is eligible to make 30 percent of the league’s cap amount in the first season, which brings the total contract to more than $145 million.
Davis was named an All-Star starter and to the first team All-NBA last season but was a reserve for this year’s Western Conference All-Stars.
If he doesn’t make an All-NBA team, as voted on by qualifying media members, Davis will make a little more than $120 million, starting at 25 percent of the cap — a difference of around $25 million.