{"id":494110,"date":"2025-07-07T20:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T00:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=494110"},"modified":"2025-07-07T20:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T00:43:44","slug":"banchero-inks-5-year-rookie-239-million-dollar-max-deal-with-magic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/banchero-inks-5-year-rookie-239-million-dollar-max-deal-with-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Banchero inks 5-year rookie 239 million dollar max deal with Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Magic best player, Paolo Banchero, agreed to a 5-year, $239 million dollar maximum rookie deal that could reach almost $300 million.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s star new contract features triggers to elevate the base salary to the supermax should the player make either an All-NBA team or earn MVP or Defensive Player of the Year honors in the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The contract also features a player option for Banchero in 2030-31 \u2013 the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time a rookie max extension has had a player option since 2021, when Luka Doncic and Trae Young completed their rookie max deals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are thrilled to keep Paolo (Banchero) in a Magic uniform for years to come. At just 22, he has won NBA Rookie of the Year, been named an NBA All-Star and is widely regarded as one of our league\u2019s brightest young stars. <\/p>\n<p>This commitment reflects our belief in Paolo\u2019s talent,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gaWUFC5Vj1\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/gaWUFC5Vj1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoMagic\/status\/1942379660924309855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Magic now have their core of Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs under deal for the next 5 seasons, as they can also count on the new addition Desmond Bane through the 2028-29 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new contract shows that our organization believes in Banchero\u2019s future and that he can perform at the highest level,\u201d shared Orlando\u2019s president of basketball operations, Jeff Weltman, after the announcement about Paolo\u2019s new deal.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the deal also shows that the player believes in the franchise and wants to win with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Magic best player, Paolo Banchero, agreed to a 5-year, $239 million dollar maximum rookie deal that could reach almost $300 million. 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