The first contract with an average salary of over 90 million yuan in history? If Huazi enters the Best Team again next year, he is eligible to sign 360 million yuan in four years

On May 25, the NBA playoffs continued. The NBA officially announced the All-Season Team yesterday, and Timberwolves star Edwards was selected for the second team. According to NBA salary regulations, if Edwards is selected for the All-A-Squad again next year, he is eligible to sign a four-year, $360 million super maximum salary contract!

In the 2024-25 season, Edwards played a total of 79 games in the regular season, averaging 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Among them, he ranked fourth in the league in scoring average, with a shooting percentage of 44.7%, a three-point shooting percentage of 39.5%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 83.7%, and a total of 320 three-point shootings ranked first in the league. He also led the Timberwolves to the playoffs to be qualified for the second team of the All-Season. The contract Edwards is currently executing is $245 million for five years (the designated rookie clause is renewed early), with a salary of $42.18 million this season, and the salary in the next four seasons will be $45.55 million, $48.92 million, $52.3 million and $55.67 million respectively.

According to salary expert Yossi Gozlan, Edwards is on the road to getting a super top salary due to being selected for the All-Squad this season. If he enters the All-Squad again in the 2025-26 season, he will be eligible to sign a four-year, $360 million super top salary contract in the 2027 offseason, which will be the first contract in NBA history to have an average annual salary of $90 million.

Now Edwards is leading the Timberwolves to attack the championship, and he has shown that he has strong enough leadership ability. Do you think Edwards deserves the potential contract mentioned by Yossi Gozlan? Welcome to give your opinions in the comment section.