There has been a decline in unlikely bonuses being included in the contracts of players this offseason, reports Jake Fischer of Yahoo. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, unlikely bonuses are counted against the aprons and introduces a complication into trading for those players.
There was an increase in unlikely bonuses in order for players and agents to appear to get larger contract figures than what they were likely to earn. For example, both Jordan Poole and Tyler Herro have unlikely bonuses for winning Defensive Player of the Year.
Cam Johnson has $3 million per season in unlikely bonuses in his four-year, $94 million agreement.
