The All-NBA groups had been introduced on Friday, and there have been numerous the anticipated gamers on the lists, together with Oklahoma Metropolis’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. One of many largest winners of the day, nevertheless, was Detroit Pistons younger star Cade Cunningham.
Cunningham was a third-team All-NBA choice, incomes that honor for the primary time in his profession.
It not solely cemented his standing among the many recreation’s finest gamers, it additionally earned him a major pay elevate.
Cunningham will get a $45 million elevate as a part of the contract extension he signed a 12 months in the past as a result of a clause within the league’s collective bargaining settlement that raises how a lot a “max contract extension” is price a participant is chosen to the All-NBA groups, wins MVP, or the defensive participant of the 12 months award.
For Cunningham, it takes the worth of his contract from $224 million to $269 million.
