The Athletic reporter and former ESPN contributor Pablo Torre broke the news on a podcast program yesterday that there is a yin and yang contract between Clippers star Kawhi Leonard (hereinafter referred to as Xiao Ka) and his boss Ballmer to evade the NBA salary cap. He used the job-endorsement contract to get an extra $28 million (4 years). Aspiration also gave Xiao Ka a secret additional agreement worth $20 million.
When discussing the topic of avoiding the salary cap, some netizens mentioned that Xiaoka did not sign a maximum salary contract when renewing the contract with the Clippers in advance last year, and said whether this move is related to the Yin-Yang contract mentioned above.
In January 2024, Xiaoka and the Clippers renewed their contract in advance and signed a three-year, $149.51 million (and no player option). This contract is 8.6 million less than the three-year maximum salary contract he can get. Moreover, according to the labor-management agreement, Xiaoka can renew the contract with the Clippers up to 4 years in advance and sign a maximum salary contract with a total amount of more than $220 million, but he finally chose a three-year non-maximum salary contract.
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