The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a five-year, $148 million max rookie contract extension for fourth-year center Joel Embiid, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Wojnarowski, if Embiid hits the max criteria over the course of the deal, it could be worth as much as $178 million.
According to Wojnarowski, the deal contains some “salary cap protection” for the 76ers if Embiid suffers a long-term injury, though it’s unclear what the guarantees and non-guarantees are at this point.
Source: Business Insider
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Emanuele Venturoli
Emanuele Venturoli is Head of Communication & Marketing at RTR Sports Marketing, where he has led the agency's editorial, digital, and SEO output since 2012. He holds a degree in Public, Political and Institutional Communication from the University of Bologna and began his career in sport at Virtus Bologna basketball before moving into motorsport. He lectures in sports marketing at 24ORE Business School and writes across Formula 1, MotoGP, and sponsorship strategy, overseeing RTR's multilingual content platform across 13 languages.
