Victor Wembanyama is considering signing for less than his potential maximum rookie scale contract extension value with the San Antonio Spurs, reports Jake Fischer. Wembanyama can sign for at least 25 percent of the salary cap or up to 30 percent of the cap if he is either an All-NBA selection or Defensive Player of the Year award winner during the upcoming season.

Wembanyama could sign for less to give the Spurs additional flexibility to stay below the second apron while maintaining upcoming extensions for Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper.

“Spurs family, I’m here to stay. Whatever it takes🖤” wrote Wembanyama on Twitter on Friday.

Wembanyama could sign for up to $252 million over five years with an escalator worth more than $300 million over five years if he qualifies for the Rose rule max.

NBA superstars have rarely accepted meaningful discounts on their contracts, but the 2023 collective bargaining agreement added a punitive second apron system that has became a de facto hard salary cap for most teams.