Details of Wenban Yama s contract are exposed, Spurs are ready to pay

The NBA is about to usher in the craziest rookie contract renewal in history!

According to the latest ESPN report, in the 2026 offseason, San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Vinbanyama will be eligible to sign a five-year, $271 million maximum salary renewal contract, and if he wins the MVP, Best Defensive Player or is selected for the Best Team in the 2026-27 season, this contract will soar directly to $326 million in five years!

What's more exaggerated is that when this contract is executed (or jumped out in advance), Wenban Yama still has the opportunity to sign another super contract worth over US$500 million in five years, and the annual salary in the last year will reach an astonishing US$119 million - this means that the total salary of this French genius may exceed US$800 million, far exceeding the 480 million total of LeBron James' 20 years of career!

At present, the renewal clause of Wenban Yama has sparked heated discussions across the league. According to the labor-management agreement, his basic contract renewal amount will be 271 million yuan in five years during the offseason in 2026, but if the "Honor Bonus" clause (MVP, DPOY or Best Team) is triggered, the contract will be automatically upgraded to 326 million yuan.

Considering his dominant performance of 3.8 blocks per game + 3.1 three-pointers per game last season, this goal is not out of reach.

However, Wenban Yama's contract renewal is not without hidden worries. Since his number of appearances in the 2024-25 season has not reached 65 games, even if he meets the standards in the 2025-26 season, his first annual salary cannot reach the upper limit of 30% of the salary cap.

In addition, the Spurs' current lineup is limited. If the team's record drags down, it may affect his competition for personal honors such as MVP.

In contrast, rookies in the same class such as Osar Thompson, Amen Thompson, Pojemsky and others are expected to only get a "small" of their maximum salary. Although Rockets' Amen Thompson is expected to sign 317 million in five years (if DPOY or the best lineup clause is triggered), it is still pale in comparison with Wenban's potential income.

Salary experts predict that Wenban Yama's next super contract (effective in the 2031-32 season) will increase year by year, specifically: 87.4 million, 94.4 million, 102 million, 110 million and 119 million. Behind this number is the continued surge in the NBA's salary cap - after 2025, the copyright income of league media doubled, and it is expected that the salary cap will exceed 200 million in 2030, paving the way for sky-high contracts.

If everything goes well, Wenban Yama will become the first NBA player with a "billion-year salary" and may even earn more than 125 million yuan in a certain contract in a single quarter. For the Spurs, this investment risk and opportunity coexist - if you bet right, they may reshape the glory of the "GDP era"; if you bet wrong, they may lock in salary space by super contracts.

In the summer of 2026, when Wenban Yama's signature pen falls, the NBA's salary pattern may be completely changed!