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Victor Wembanyama's $252M Extension: He Turned Down $50M More

Victor Wembanyama signed a 5-year, $252M Spurs extension in July 2026 — then deliberately waived a supermax escalator that could have paid him up to $303M.

By Absolute BallerSEP 19, 20267 min read
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$252MWembanyama's 5-year Spurs extension, signed July 10, 2026
$50Mroughly what he gave up by declining the 30% supermax tier, per ESPN
4-1the Spurs' NBA Finals loss to the Knicks, weeks before he signed

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