timvp
12-23-2020, 02:40 PM
Base salary is $70 million over four years. Each of the four years of the extension, he has the following incentives: $500,000 for playing at least 70 games, $500,000 if he makes at least 185 three-pointers and $250,000 if he makes First Team All-Defense or Second Team All-Defense.
I like it. In base salary, White's not making that much more than Murray. (Interestingly, if Murray reaches all the incentives in his contract, he too would be making $70 million.) With this contract structure, the Spurs have a little bit of protection if injuries keep being an issue for White and White is incentivized to shoot and play D.
For White to hit that 185 three-pointers made mark, he's really going to have to turn into a gunner. Two Spurs have ever hit that mark: Danny Green hit 191 threes in 2014-15 and Chuck Person hit 190 threes in 1995-96. Considering that Person did it with a shorter three-point line, that leaves only Green.
White is unlikely to be able to reach that mark -- but it's not impossible. If he plays 80 games in a season, he'd need to hit ~2.3 threes per game. In the first five games of the Bubble, he hit 3.8 threes per game. But considering players like Manu Ginobili and Patty Mills never even cracked 160, 185 is a lofty number over the course of a season.
Being named to an All-Defense team would also be difficult, especially because he'd be splitting votes with Murray. White's best chance would be for the Spurs to become elite defensively again and White lead the league in charges drawn.
I like it. In base salary, White's not making that much more than Murray. (Interestingly, if Murray reaches all the incentives in his contract, he too would be making $70 million.) With this contract structure, the Spurs have a little bit of protection if injuries keep being an issue for White and White is incentivized to shoot and play D.
For White to hit that 185 three-pointers made mark, he's really going to have to turn into a gunner. Two Spurs have ever hit that mark: Danny Green hit 191 threes in 2014-15 and Chuck Person hit 190 threes in 1995-96. Considering that Person did it with a shorter three-point line, that leaves only Green.
White is unlikely to be able to reach that mark -- but it's not impossible. If he plays 80 games in a season, he'd need to hit ~2.3 threes per game. In the first five games of the Bubble, he hit 3.8 threes per game. But considering players like Manu Ginobili and Patty Mills never even cracked 160, 185 is a lofty number over the course of a season.
Being named to an All-Defense team would also be difficult, especially because he'd be splitting votes with Murray. White's best chance would be for the Spurs to become elite defensively again and White lead the league in charges drawn.