NBA players are becoming the richest athletes by forgoing traditional free-agency leverage

• 07/04/2025, 1:26 PM
• businessinsider.com

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This July, the Phoenix Suns made 28-year-old, four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker an offer he couldn't refuse: a two-year, $145 million contract extension, even though three years and $171 million still remained on his existing contract.