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NBA Rumors: Paul George, Caleb Martin Got 15% Trade Kickers on 76ers Contracts – Bleacher Report
The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly included trade kickers in the contracts for a couple of their latest acquisitions.
Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that both Paul George and Caleb Martin have received 15 percent trade kickers in their new contracts with the franchise.
Paul George got a 15 percent trade kicker in his four-year, $212 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told <a href="https://twitter.com/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hoopshype</a>. <a href="https://t.co/n0qZJGE1CC">pic.twitter.com/n0qZJGE1CC</a>
Caleb Martin has a 15 percent trade kicker in his four-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told <a href="https://twitter.com/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hoopshype</a>. <a href="https://t.co/9Bn24jB8BJ">https://t.co/9Bn24jB8BJ</a>
A trade kicker is “the percentage of a player’s salary that is awarded as a bonus in the event of a trade,” per Basketball Reference. This means that if George or Martin were to be dealt away during their contract, they would receive a 15 percent pay bonus from the 76ers.
While this could help sweeten an unexpected trade for the player, it more importantly incentivizes Philadelphia to see through the duration of the contracts in order to not dish out more money.
Both players signed four-year deals, although both have a player option for the fourth year so they could choose to depart after three years. This means that the 76ers should remain a win-now team for at least three more years, although that was likely even before the kickers were offered.
George and Martin join a 76ers team that already has Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Philadelphia has qualified for the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons, but it has failed to advance past the second round during that stretch.
Philadelphia hopes the reinforcement will help reverse that fortune and guide the 76ers to their first NBA title since 1982-83.