Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Signs Five-Year Max Extension

However, Wembanyama decided not to add Rose Rule language to his contract, per Charania (Twitter link), which means his deal will start at 25% of the 2027/28 salary cap rather than having the potential to be worth 30% of the cap if he had reached certain performance criteria next season, such as another All-NBA berth, Defensive Player of the Year, or MVP.

Based on the early projections for ’27/28, the 7’4″ center will earn $252.3MM from 2027-32. He could have earned approximately $302.8MM if he had pushed for the contract escalators and subsequently met the criteria, including playing in 65 games.

The team confirmed that the extension is official.

Jake Fischer reported earlier on Friday that there had been rumblings in Las Vegas suggesting that Wembanyama was considering the possibility of signing for less than his maximum salary in order to afford the team more salary cap flexibility going forward. While the French star is technically signing a max deal, it’s also true that he’s potentially earning less than he could have.

There has long been an expectation that Wembanyama would get essentially whatever contract he wants from San Antonio this summer. And that’s what happened, according to Charania.

Wembanyama is coming off an NBA Finals loss to a team whose star player – Jalen Brunson – who was widely lauded for signing for less than his full maximum salary in order to give the Knicks the flexibility to build a deep, talented roster around him. That may have influenced the 22-year-old’s thinking — he sent out a tweet earlier in the day saying: “Spurs family, I’m here to stay. Whatever it takes.”

Wembanyama finished third in MVP voting and made the All-NBA First team in 2025/26 after averaging 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steal and a league-high 3.1 blocks in just 29.2 minutes per game across 64 regular season contests. He also played in the final of the NBA Cup, which San Antonio lost to New York — the statistics from that game don’t count, but it did count toward the 65-game requirement.

The first overall pick in the 2023 draft, Wembanyama has more than lived up to his billing as a once-in-a-generation prospect. He has led the league in blocked shots per game in each of his first three seasons and helped the Spurs go from 22 to 34 to 62 wins over that span. The win total almost certainly would’ve been higher in 2024/25, but the 22-year-old’s season was cut short due to a blood clot in his shoulder.

San Antonio defeated Portland, Minnesota and 2025 champion Oklahoma City en route to its Finals loss to New York. Wembanyama averaged 23.8 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.0 SPG and 3.5 BPG in 22 playoff games (34.1 MPG).

Wembanyama is first player from the 2023 draft class to sign a rookie scale extension this offseason. OFormer first-round picks who have their third- and fourth-year options exercised are eligible for rookie scale extensions ahead of their fourth years in the league.