Derrick White Extension Official: $73 million over four years

[spurraider21]

good signing

[spurraider21]

His injury concerns will always be lingering but it's worth the risk. The team has a much higher ceiling when White is healthy and playing. Great news.

Honestly, people shouldn't be complaining about the amount anymore. Players these days get paid much more. If Mills is worth 50 million, White is much more than that.

except mills was never worth 50

[Dejounte]

Yeah, it's definitely counting current contracts, since OG's would kick in next season if I'm not mistaken. Same as White's, he'd still be under his "old" contract this season.

I filtered it to compare White's contract with players who have contracts that run 2023 and beyond:

Player	Salary per year	Contract ends	Draft #
Buddy Hield	23500000	2024	Round 1 / Pick 6
Fred Vanvleet	21250000	2024	Undrafted
Danilo Gallinari	20475000	2023	Round 1 / Pick 6
Jerami Grant	20002500	2023	Round 2 / Pick 39
Myles Turner	20000000	2023	Round 1 / Pick 11
Eric Gordon	18893589	2024	Round 1 / Pick 7
Joe Harris	18750000	2024	Round 2 / Pick 33
Domantas Sabonis	18725000	2024	Round 1 / Pick 11
Derrick White	18250000	2024	Round 1 / Pick 29
Bogdan Bogdanovic	18000000	2024	Round 1 / Pick 27
Caris Lavert	17500000	2023	Round 1 / Pick 20
Markelle Fultz	16666667	2024	Round 1 / Pick 1

Not bad for the 29th pick of the draft.

[PhantomDashCam]

5 key players now under contract for at least the next 3 seasons and 2 more that may grow into significant roles in the near future.
Great job Spurs!

[Robz4000]

You don't want autistic Nephew coming back, bruh?

[exstatic]

Next up Patty Mills 3Y 50M.

Markelle Fultz money. What a huge fall for a #1 overall pick, although he did get an extension when others didn’t.

[BackHome]

Hopefully no one. There isn't a player worth it that'd come here. Focus on the youth and resigning the ones that are worth it. If anything they should use their cap space to take on bad contracts in exchange for draft capital.

Totally agree the big free agents in 2021 are fast drying up and I don't see us having any chance with anyone good other then maybe Derozz? But yeah I would hope they look at take a bad contract or two to next us some draft picks at least for 2022.

[Down Under]

Bargain for the Spurs

[Mugen]

I would kiss that gigantic forehead if I could tbh

[Rummpd]

Maybe for once Spurs FO did not mess it up. Now he needs to stay healthy and produce. Count me not convinced he can do both but hope wrong.

[kht]

Maybe I'm still in stuck in 2010-level salaries. So now guys averaging 11 ppg get 18 mill per? 18 mill like the new 7 mill?

[poopbox]

So who we going for next summer with $50 million in cap? John Collins?

Him or Lauri

[FkLA]

This will be up there, with Manu's 6 year/$48 million dollar deal in 2003, as one of the best deals PATFO has ever pulled off, imho.

[FkLA]

Maybe I'm still in stuck in 2010-level salaries. So now guys averaging 11 ppg get 18 mill per? 18 mill like the new 7 mill?

Yes, you are stuck in the past. Max guys used to make in the high 20s (wasnt that long ago that Conley became the first guy that got into the 30s). Now you have max guys in the 50s.

This is a bargain, tbh.

[Dejounte]

On court play aside, Derrick is easily the one who represents the Spurs the best. Very likable personality. Not a big social media presence, and goes around the SA community to be actively part of it.

[TD 21]

Don't judge contracts in terms of the money itself (that's just a reflection of leaguewide revenue, 50% of which goes to the players), but rather percentage of the cap.

The cap this season is $109M.14M and will probably be around that the following one, so if his average is roughly $18.25M, that's less than 1/6th or 16.6% of the cap for a malleable, solid starter.

[Trueblood]

So happy for Derrick. Cut bait on these garbage veterans, get a competent head coach, and hope one of their upcoming lottery picks hits and the Spurs could have a chance of being good by 2024

Yes. This is what I've been saying.

DDR and LA to contenders for two late first rounders. Give the young guns all the minutes they need to develop. Punt the season and collect a single digit lottery pick. Flip the two late first rounders (from the DDR & LA trades) for one late lottery pick. Use the two lottery picks to either move up for a franchise player to take this supporting cast to the next level or get two really good young guys. By the 2023/24 season AD/LeBron/Curry/Harden etc all on the downside just when we're hitting our stride.

[CGD]

So what’s that, about 8-9m more than DJs?

[Mr. Body]

Easily the most important players on the Spurs roster with second place uncertain and far away. Derrick White is the straw that stirs the drink. Without him, they are terrible; with him, they are actually a team. Had to sign him.

[Mugen]

God I hope they move either Derozan or LMA sooner rather than later. Put the ball in Derrick's hands, let him work and the Spurs can survive if one of DD/LMA is eating touches.

But having both out there is such an energy suck for the young guys and the style of play tbh.

[Dejounte]

[CGD]

Easily the most important players on the Spurs roster with second place uncertain and far away. Derrick White is the straw that stirs the drink. Without him, they are terrible; with him, they are actually a team. Had to sign him.

It’ll probably be Vassell here soon, tbh.

[Mr. Body]

It’ll probably be Vassell here soon, tbh.

To me the core is White, Vassell, Jones, Johnson. They should trade LMA and DDR soon(ish) and see if Walker pans out. I kind of think Murray is on the trading block.

[Dejounte]

To me the core is White, Vassell, Jones, Johnson. They should trade LMA and DDR soon(ish) and see if Walker pans out. I kind of think Murray is on the trading block.

How the did Jones suddenly become a core piece? He hasn't shown anything. Hold your horses lmao

[bluebellmaniac]

How the did Jones suddenly become a core piece? He hasn't shown anything. Hold your horses lmao

Lol!!!