Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid just cashed in with the biggest contract in franchise history, inking a four-year extension worth a colossal $196 million. The deal was just the fourth nine-digit contract in Sixers history, and all of those deals have been signed in the past three years.
NBA contract values have been skyrocketing in the past decade, with the advent of supermax deals and rising salary caps that are making even role players very, very rich.
In his peak years with the Sixers, Allen Iverson made just a third of what Ben Simmons was paid in 2020. Charles Barkley’s biggest salary with the Sixers was just $3.2 million in 1992, placing him just ahead of what typical rookie deals are worth in the modern era.
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Here are the biggest contracts the Sixers have ever signed, listed in order of total contract value. For this list, we’ve excluded contracts the Sixers acquired in trades. All contract info is via Spotrac.