R.J. Barrett

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Shooting Guard Age: 22-360d Exp: 4 Years
Drafted: Round 1 (#3 overall), 2019 College: Duke Agent(s): Bill Duffy (BDA Sports Management)

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  • Current Contract

    R.J. Barrett signed a 4 year / $107,000,000 contract with the New York Knicks, including $107,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $26,750,000. In 2023-24, Barrett will earn a base salary of $23,883,929, while carrying a cap hit of $23,883,929 and a dead cap value of $23,883,929.

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $107,000,000
    Average Salary: $26,750,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $107,000,000
    Signed Using: Rookie Extension/Bird
    Free Agent: 2027 / UFA
    Year   Age Status Base Salary Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Bonus Cap Hit Pct of League Cap Yearly Cash Guaranteed
    2023-24 Contract details by year 23 $23,883,929 - $2,901,790 - $23,883,929 17.82% $23,883,929($23,883,929) $23,883,929
    2024-25 Contract details by year 24 $25,794,643 - $3,133,929 - $25,794,643 18.04% $25,794,643($49,678,572) $25,794,643
    2025-26 Contract details by year 25 $27,705,357 - $3,366,072 - $27,705,357 17.61% $27,705,357($77,383,929) $27,705,357
    2026-27 Contract details by year 26 $29,616,071 - $3,598,209 - $29,616,071 17.12% $29,616,071($107,000,000) $29,616,071
    2027 Free Agent Year 27 UFA  
    Trade Restriction: This player can be traded but has a Poison Pill restriction until Jul 01, 2023.
    Contract Notes:
    Incentives
    • 2023-24: LTBE: $0; ULTBE: $2,901,790 (All-NBA, All-Star, All-Def)
    • 2024-25: LTBE: $0; ULTBE: $3,133,929 (All-NBA, All-Star, All-Def)
    • 2025-26: LTBE: $0; ULTBE: $3,366,072 (All-NBA, All-Star, All-Def)
    • 2026-27: LTBE: $0; ULTBE: $3,598,209 (All-NBA, All-Star, All-Def)
    Sources: Spotrac

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    2019-2022Entry Level

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $35,596,275
    Average Salary: $8,899,069
    Guaranteed at Signing $16,071,720
    Signed Using: Entry Level/Rookie

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    A look at the calculated cash earnings for R.J. Barrett, including any upcoming years.

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash
    2019-20* Player Cash Earnings $7,839,960 - - - $7,839,960
    2020-21 Player Cash Earnings $8,231,760 - - - $8,231,760
    2021-22 Player Cash Earnings $8,623,920 - - - $8,623,920
    2022-23 Player Cash Earnings $10,900,635 - - - $10,900,635
    Est. Earnings
    (4 seasons)    		 $35,596,275 - - - $35,596,275
    2023-24 Player Cash Earnings $23,883,929 - - - $23,883,929
    2024-25 Player Cash Earnings $25,794,643 - - - $25,794,643
    2025-26 Player Cash Earnings $27,705,357 - - - $27,705,357
    2026-27 Player Cash Earnings $29,616,071 - - - $29,616,071
    $142,596,275 - - - $142,596,275
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $35,596,275 - - - $35,596,275

    * earnings may include deduction of original cashed earned due to shortened season

  • Transactions

    May 6 2023Fined $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-MIA game (playoff)
    Feb 11 2023Fined $2,000 for technical foul during UTH-NYK game
    Dec 7 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during ATL-NYK game
    Sep 1 2022Signed a 4 year $120 million Rookie Scale extension with New York (NYK)
    Mar 28 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during CHI-NYK game
    Mar 9 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-DAL game
    Mar 6 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-LAC game
    Jan 23 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during LAC-NYK game
    Oct 18 2021New York (NYK) exercised $8.62 million option for 2022-23
    May 15 2021Fined $2,000 for technical foul during CHA-NYK game
    Dec 21 2020New York (NYK) exercised $8.62 million option for 2021-22
    Jul 2 2019Signed a 4 year $35.60 million rookie scale contract with New York (NYK)
    Jun 20 2019Drafted by New York (NYK): Round 1 (#3 overall)

  • Fines & Suspensions

    A look at the reported fines & suspensions for R.J. Barrett, and the financial implications.

    Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason
    05/06/2023 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-MIA game (playoff)
    02/11/2023 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during UTH-NYK game
    12/07/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during ATL-NYK game
    03/28/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during CHI-NYK game
    03/09/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-DAL game
    03/06/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during NYK-LAC game
    01/23/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during LAC-NYK game
    05/15/2021 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during CHA-NYK game
    - $16,000

  • Statistics

    Season Team Games MPG FG% 3PT% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PT Prod Pts
    2022 NY 73 33.9 0.434 0.310 0.740 0.82 4.22 5.04 2.75 0.42 0.21 2.25 19.60 28.80
    2021 NY 70 34.5 0.408 0.342 0.714 0.94 4.89 5.83 2.97 0.61 0.23 2.16 20.03 31.01
    2020 NY 72 34.86 0.441 0.401 0.746 0.94 4.81 5.75 3.01 0.74 0.28 1.94 17.56 29.06
    2019 NY 56 30.43 0.402 0.320 0.614 0.89 4.09 4.98 2.55 0.98 0.30 2.21 14.34 24.51
    Totals 271 33.59 0.423 0.343 0.709 0.90 4.52 5.42 2.84 0.67 0.25 2.14 18.08 28.55