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“According to the contract, which was reviewed by The Athletic, the final three years of the deal are no longer guaranteed after Williamson was able to only play in 29 games last season. By missing more than 22 games last season, Williamson triggered a clause that turned the salary he is owed for the 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons from guaranteed to non-guaranteed.”
Stunning that the Pelicans had enough leverage to get this contract.
From the article it sounds like it’s one of the most elaborate structures they’ve ever seen. There’s checkpoints where if he hits certain weight and body fats criteria he can get parts of it guaranteed again.
Think the only reason they had the leverage is the way rookie extension work it’s really almost always the best option unless you really really don’t like your situation and feel confident enough to bet on yourself which likely wasn’t the case with Zion.