Thursday ended up being a pretty great day for Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley. He not only won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award for the first time in his career, but he also became $45 million richer as a result.
When Mobley signed his five-year, $224 million contract extension with the Cavaliers back in July, it included a bonus that would raise his salary from 25% of the league’s salary cap to 30% of the cap if he won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.
With Mobley officially securing the award on Thursday, the bonus officially kicks in starting next season.
