All-NBA Recognition Nets Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton $40M

Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers enhanced their excellent May by earning berths on the All-NBA squads. Edwards was placed on the second team, while Haliburton was placed on the third, earning them a whopping $40 million in compensation increases.


Subject to making an All-NBA team this season, both players, who inked rookie contract extensions last summer, were eligible for this rise. Edwards easily reached the minimum 79 games played, and Haliburton still made it over the barrier even with 10 injury-related absences.


The "Derrick Rose Rule" in the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which permits players to exceed the standard maximum wage upon fulfilling specific requirements, like as being selected to an All-NBA team, is responsible for their pay increase.

Despite Haliburton's injury interfering with his consistency, Edwards' performance—which included strong defensive numbers and an exceptional stat line—solidified his position due to his overall efforts.


Future contract potential was also impacted by the All-NBA choices; some players, like Bam Adebayo, were not able to secure expensive extensions, while others, like Luka Doncic, were qualified for "supermax" contracts.


Voters, however, have ethical questions about the system's dependence on votes from unaffiliated media sources to decide such important financial consequences. Players have conflicting feelings about it since, in spite of its shortcomings, it is still the accepted system.