Rudy Gobert isn't going anywhere. The Utah Jazz center is planting his flag in Salt Lake City, and is about to have a much bigger bank account.
The star big man told ESPN's Tim MacMahon on Sunday morning that he has agreed to a five-year, $205 million contract extension. The megadeal is the biggest contract for a center in NBA history, and it also makes Gobert the latest player to have a deal worth more than Steph Curry's.
When Curry signed a five-year, $201 million contract with the Warriors in the summer of 2017, it was the NBA's first $200 million deal and the largest in the sport's history. A lot can change in three-plus years.
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There now are three players -- Gobert ($205 million), Russell Westbrook ($207 million) and Giannis Antetokounmpo ($228 million) -- who have agreed to or signed larger deals than Curry. But the Warriors still have two of the five most expensive contracts in the NBA.
While Curry's $201 million contract is the fourth-most expensive contract in basketball, Klay Thompson's $190 million deal is tied with Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis for the fifth-most expensive contract in the game. Unfortunately for the Warriors, Thompson's first two seasons under his giant contract will happen without him playing a single game for Golden State due to a torn ACL and torn Achilles.
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Gobert, 28, averaged 15.1 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game last season. He is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, has been named All-NBA three times and has made the All-Defensive team four times. It's understandable why the Jazz would hand him a huge contract, but it still feels a bit wrong seeing him and Westbrook make more than Curry.
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Curry has two more years on his current contract, and could be in line for an extension. For now, though, the two-time MVP is focused on getting the Warriors back to the playoffs and quieting doubters once again.