Anthony Davis signs record-breaking three-year, $283m contract extension

NBA money truly is ridiculous, and one megastar has shown just how ridiculous with this insane record-breaking contract.

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The uproar about Jaylen Brown’s record extension with the Boston Celtics will soon subside, the New York Post reports.

Anthony Davis inked a three-year, AUD$283 million extension with the Lakers on Friday, and though it doesn’t surpass Brown’s total of $462 million over five years, it sets the record for the highest annual extension in NBA history at $94 million.

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Davis was extension eligible this summer, with two years left on the deal he signed following the Lakers’ title in 2020.

The 6-foot-10 forward is set to make $61.7 million this coming season, with his player option — which now becomes effective by virtue of the extension — for the 2024-25 campaign worth $65.6 million.

Davis is an eight-time NBA All-Star. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

According to Spotrac, Davis is due to make $87.4, $94.4 and $101.4 million between the 2025-26 and 2027-28 seasons.

Davis, who turned 30 in March, will be 35 years old at the end of his new contract.

Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in 2012, is entering his fifth season with the Lakers, and the franchise has won one NBA title (2020) and advanced to another Western Conference finals (2023) during his tenure.

This year, Davis, LeBron James and the Lakers were swept by the Nuggets in the final round of the Western Conference playoffs, with Denver then defeating Miami to win the NBA titles.

Davis, a Chicago native, averaged 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game last season while shooting 56.3 per cent from the field.

He has made eight All-Star appearances, including two with the Lakers.

Davis has also made four All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.

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