Bogut earns extension

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Breaking down Bogut's extension
Published 7/10/2008 by Frank Madden at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
... : five years at a flat $12 million annually for a total of $60 million guaranteed. Additionally, Bogut could earn up to $12.5 million in incentives over the course of the deal, for a maximum total deal value of up to $72.5 million.  Charles Gardner reports the incentives are tied to both team and personal performance, so Bogut won't be making that higher figure if he's merely an average center on a lottery team.  That's good, though the pessimist could say that he's going to be paid $12 million per year even if he makes no progress. ...

Andrew Bogut Will Soon Be a Very Rich Man
Published 7/10/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni Andrew Bogut, the top overall pick in the 2005 draft, has played in 226 games. In said games, he has averaged a little under 12 points and grabbed 8.5 boards per night. For his troubles, the Milwaukee Bucks are going to make him a rather wealthy young man. Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who first reported the story, breaks it down: The five-year extension is worth $60 million in guaranteed money, according to sources, with bonuses that could take the deal to $72.5 million. ...