75 million annual salary exceeds Tatum. The NBA s largest contract is expected to be refreshed again! The question is whether he is worth it?

On June 11, the NBA offseason has officially arrived. During this offseason, some players will part ways with their parent team and flow into the free market or trading market. For example, the Suns' Kevin Durant has been confirmed to be not in the Suns' plan for next season. It is expected that Durant will be traded by the Suns before and after this year's draft. However, at the same time, the Suns plan to renew their contract with the team's young star Devin Booker and will give him a very large contract extension.

According to famous reporter Marc Stein, Suns star Booker is eligible for a two-year, $149.8 million early renewal contract starting from July 7. Forbes Sports reporter Evan Sidery analyzed Booker's future salary situation. Once Booker renews his contract, his contract will last until 2030, and the total contract amount will reach $321 million. Among them, the salary for a single season of the 2029-30 season is even more than $75 million, which will set an NBA historical annual salary record. The details are as follows:

2025-26 season: 53.1 million US dollars

2026-27 season: 57.1 million US dollars

2027-28 season: 61 million US dollars

2028-29 season: 74.7 million US dollars

2029-30 season: 75.1 million US dollars

Last year, Tatum and the Celtics reached a five-year, $315 million early contract renewal agreement. His salary in the 2028-29 season was 71.45 million US dollars, becoming the first player in history to earn 70 million annually.

each exceeded $70 million, which was simply unimaginable in the NBA league in the past. It is undeniable that NBA President Adam Xiaohua makes the game even more ugly, but it makes this business league make a lot of money. The team owners and players made a lot of money. I believe that after Tatum and Booker, more stars will receive contracts of more than 70 million yuan in annual salary. In this era of salary caps soaring and big contracts are flying everywhere, stars can make a lot of money as long as they have the strength.

However, in my opinion, it is worth it to ask whether Booker received such a sky-high contract. It is undeniable that Booker is a good star player. He has certain explosive scoring and certain organizational skills, which can bring considerable help to a team. However, Booker is obviously not a superstar at the top level. If we build a team around Booker, the final result will be like the Suns in previous years, neither up nor down. This fully shows that Booker is at most the level of being the second and third in charge.

The Suns have given Booker such a big contract, so they definitely want to keep him, and hope he can play for a long time with the team. To a certain extent, this is a last resort, because if the Suns don’t give Booker a big contract, who can they leave the maximum salary to? Durant is leaving, Bill is the only valuable star of the Suns. Besides, if the Suns don’t give the maximum salary, there will be many teams in the league that will give it to, which may be a very painful and entangled place for NBA bosses. In those years when Paul was there, Booker was a pure attacker, only responsible for scoring, and did not need him to organize the team's offense. Then there were Bridge and Ayton on the defensive end, which could liberate his defensive pressure. This is the correct way to use Booker. The Suns are about to renew their contract with Booker, which is considered to retain their backbone and stardom. However, it may be difficult to maintain competitiveness in the future. The Suns may be on the road of reconstruction again.