The new contract that veteran forward/center Mike Muscala signed with the Thunder is essentially identical to the one he signed with the team in 2021, Hoops Rumors has learned.
Muscala’s new deal covers two years and has matching $3.5MM cap hits in each of those two seasons for a total of $7MM. The first year is guaranteed, while the second year is a team option. All of those details also applied to the two-year, $7MM contract he signed in ’21.
The Thunder chose to decline Muscala’s $3.5MM team option for 2022/23 back in June, but will now pay him that exact salary next season, with another $3.5MM team option for ’23/24. Since Oklahoma City had Muscala’s Bird rights, the club didn’t have to dip into its mid-level exception to complete the signing.
Here are a few more details on recently signed contracts from around the NBA:
- James Harden‘s new two-year contract with the Sixers will pay him exactly $33MM in 2022/23 and includes a 2023/24 player option worth $35.64MM. The two-year, $68.64MM pact includes a 15% trade kicker.
- The training camp contracts that Norvel Pelle and Isaiah Miller signed with the Trail Blazers include Exhibit 10 language. That gives Portland the option of converting either contract into a two-way deal before the regular season begins.
- The new two-way contracts signed by Duane Washington (Suns) and Trent Forrest (Hawks) are each just for one season.
Forrest signed with Atlanta
Let Mike Muscala free already lol. There has to be a team like the 76ers that would gladly trade Tobias Harris for Kenrich Williams, Favors, and Muscala
Lol, yeah I am sure that is the move Morey has been holding out for
Sure….for another second rounder.