The 2023 free agency has been one of the most eventful starts to the offseason in modern NBA history. Many players have signed max contract extensions with their respective teams. Shaquille O’Neal has been very active in sharing the reports of several players getting their dues after their brilliant performances in the past seasons.
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Recently, the Big Diesel also addressed Anthony Edwards signing his $260 million rookie extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves. When Shaq was just 24 years old, he signed a massive seven-year, $120 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, which was the richest NBA contract at the time. Therefore, the big man is well aware of the feeling of signing a max contract.
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Shaq shared a video on his Instagram of Edwards signing his contact papers, which was followed by a big round of applause from his family and members of the Timberwolves organization. Edwards joined LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Haliburton as the only athletes to sign the max rookie extension so far this summer.
The coming season would be the last year of Ant’s rookie deal, through which he would earn $13.5 million in the last year. His new max contract is all set to kick in from the 2024-25 season.
Under the contract, Ant would only be able to avail the full potential of the contract if he fulfills certain contingencies, like making it to the All-NBA team. With the 21-year-old signing his max contract, the Timberwolves have now three max contract players. Karl-Anthony Towns has five years left in his extension and Rudy Gobert has three.
However, Shaq has been really busy on Instagram, platforming some of the trending reports this free agency.
Recently, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton signed a massive $260 million five-year max rookie extension, which seemed to make Shaq very happy. On the other hand, the big man also shared former player Stephen Jackson’s displeasure with Russell Westbrook getting only $8 million in a two-year deal.
