With the NBA salary cap set to explode in the coming years, teams found that a penny spent today could be a penny saved tomorrow. And there have been plenty of pennies thrown around since the free-agent market opened earlier this month.
Anthony Davis paced free agents (past and present) with the richest deal in NBA history. The New Orleans Pelicans gave their 22-year-old franchise centerpiece a five-year, $145 million pact.
But NBA generosity wasn't limited to the Big Easy.
Still-developing prospects landed lucrative contracts (see: Enes Kanter's new $70 million deal). Complementary players earned wages typically reserved for featured stars (see: DeMarre Carroll's $15 million annual salary). Even career reserves took home starter's money (see: Al-Farouq Aminu's four-year, $30 million arrangement).
If you're searching for the motive behind the billions rained down on the 2015 free agents, look no further than the summer of 2016.
Even though this coming season's cap climbed higher than expected to $70 million, the largest spi ...
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Article written by Zach Buckley