Could Cooper Flagg Become First North American Athlete to Earn $1B In Contracts?

Cooper Flagg has already got a lot of money before he exceeded The American Professional League The court, according to what was reported Earn an amazing amount of money by name, image and proverb (nothing) During one season in duke. But as Dallas Maverx Flagg was chosen with the number 1 selection of the American Professional League draft 2025 on Wednesday, and it is scheduled to make a lot of dough in his career in the American Professional League.

Once his rising contract will sign, Flagg will receive $ 62.7 million over the next four years. After that, Flagg’s salary can greatly jump, especially if it raises the bills as a possibility of generations. The average potential annual value of its second contract to the north of $ 70 million may be, while this number for its third contract may be northern 100 million dollars, According to the expectations of Spotrac.

If this is the case, it makes sense for Flagg to be the first player in the four main professional sports league championships in North America (Mlband The American Professional Leagueand American Football Associationand NHL) In field profits. Let’s take a look at each of the four championships and see who may have the best chance to reach this mark.

All salary numbers as a way of courtesy, unless it is mentioned otherwise.

Mlb

When you look at the largest contracts in the history of sports in North America, Mlb Most players make up the list. AutaniA 10 -year deal, 700 million dollars to join Los Angeles Dodgers In December 2023, people detonated at that time, but his record of the largest contract in the history of sports in North America that lasted for only one year. Juan Soto He won the Outani brand of $ 65 million last December, when a 15 -year -old deal signed a value of $ 765 million to join New York Mets.

While Ohtani and Soto are in the midst of the two largest decades in the history of MLB, there is a fair opportunity for these deals are their last agreements as players in MLB. Ohtani will be 38 years old when he is a free agent again and has $ 42.2 million of MLB career profits before signing the current deal. Soto will be 41 when its validity ends. There is a cancellation of the subscription after the 2030 season, so there is a possibility that SOO will receive a larger deal at some time below the line. If he chooses, Soto will be on the right path to earn $ 847.3 million in his career.

Looking at the future, there are not many players in the Atani or Soto caliber It is scheduled to reach a free agency in the coming years. Some of the people leaked that Chicago Cubs Football player Kyle Taker You can earn a $ 600 million deal in a free agency This season, which is clearly dough, is still less than a billion dollars. ACE Tarik Skubal is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2026 season, but the archers usually earn less than those who hit. So, Petsburg pirate witty Paul Skinis Perhaps it will not reach there, even if it continues to promote the elite level by time, it is eligible to get a free agency in 2029-30 outside the season.

Kyle Tucker is scheduled to be the best free MLB agent this winter, as some of the people are intended to receive one of the richest contracts in the history of the league. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Copes/Getty Emociz)

New York Yanxiz star Harun judge It is under a contract through the 2031 season, when it will be 39 years. He will have $ 396.1 million in job profits by that time. The star of the evading Mookie best He is also under a contract through his 39 -year -old season, as he became a qualified free agent in 2033. He will have $ 425.6 million of job profits by that time, including the postponed money he will receive after his contract expires.

The important point is likely that the first billion dollars of MLB will not start his career yet, or in the early years of his career.

The American Professional League

Liberon James Recently, the first athlete in North America has become a clear value of one billion dollars, but this number includes investment deals and investments. In terms of his professional profits in the American Professional League, James only 528.6 million dollars in job profits through the US Professional League contracts. This number may increase to $ 581.3 million if the player’s choice for the 2025-26 season. While James is the highest released in the history of the American Professional League, he will have to play for a longer period in order to reach a billion dollar sign.

With many other American professional league owners at all in nine careers, potential candidates who approach or reach a billion dollar sign less than 30. Boston Celkus star Jason Tatum The richest contract was signed in the history of the American Professional League in the past, as it signed a five -year deal worth 313.9 million dollars. If he accepts the option of his player for the 2029-30 season, the Tatum job profits will be $ 469.4 million when this contract ends. It will be 32 by that time, so he must have a very long career to reach one billion dollars.

New off the MVP title and the title, Oklahoma City Thunder Protect Gilgos Alexander tea It can break the tatum mark for the richest contract in the history of the American Professional League in the coming weeks. It is qualified to obtain a five -year extension of $ 380 million. If Gilgeous-Elexander agrees to such a deal, it is likely that it has achieved $ 535.3 million of job profits by the time when the extension ends in 2032. He will be $ 34, although it gives him a relatively limited profit window that can reach one billion dollars.

Think of some people Luca Densic He will become the first player to reach Mark, one billion dollars, as he had a strong start for his career. But his ability to earn a billion dollars of job profits achieved great success when it was circulated last season, and it became inaccurate to receive the extension of Supermax for a period of five years at a value of 345 million dollars from Los Angeles Lakers This is outside the season. He can still sign a four -year term of $ 229 million with Lakers this season. However, Doncic can maneuver his next deal to allow him to sign a five-year deal worth $ 418 million in 2028-29 outside the season. If Doncic does it, he will get $ 722 million of job profits by the end of the 2032-1033 season, when he is 34 years old. Another huge deal can help Doncic approach a billion dollar sign.

Beyond Tatum, Gilgeous-Elexander and Doncic, San Antonio Spears star Victor and Yumanama Cooper Flagg may threaten to reach a billion dollar sign if it amounts to the level of noise surrounding them. Wembanyama’s in the midst of a four -year thunderbolt deal worth $ 55.1 million, and its next contract may be worth about 300 million dollars if it faces the requirement for supermax, For each Bloomberg. If Wembanyama fulfills the Supermax requirements for its third deal, the value of this contract may be about $ 500 million, according to Bloomberg. This will take WEMBANAAYA job profits to about $ 850 million in his career, when he will be only 31 years old.

If Cooper Flagg is not the first player to get $ 1 billion of profits in court, Victor Wembanyama may be a strong candidate to accomplish this. (Photo

Flagg can gain more than that in that period. As the No. 1 selection in the US Professional League draft for 2025, Flagg’s Rookie will be a four -year deal worth $ 62.7 million. If the Supermax winning criteria at the end of this contract are fulfilled, Flagg can get a five -year deal worth $ 359 million for its second contract. If Flagg meets Supermax’s winning standards again by the end of his second decade, his third contract will reach $ 509 million over five years. In total, Flagg’s potential job profits can be during his first 14 league seasons of $ 930 million by the end of the 2037-108 season, as it will be only 32 at that time.

American Football Association

Similar to MLB and NBA salaries, salaries for American Football Association The players have also increased dramatically over the past few years, as the salary cover has risen after the Covid-19 and brutal TV deals. While players are apparently putting salaries in every position every season, the midfielder still gets their salaries more than anyone else.

Dallas Copules Qurtbbeck Dac Brickot He was the largest beneficiary of the last Cap Spike. It signed a four -year standard extension of $ 240 million before the start of the 2024 NFL season, making him the first player in the history of the US Football Association with an average of $ 60 million. But his professional profits will remain less than $ 500 million by the time when the deal ends in 2029 (436.3 million dollars), with 36 years of that season.

Many might think that Patrick Maqoum He will be a logical player to threaten to cross a billion dollar sign. However, the extension for 10 years, $ 477 million he signed in 2020 will make it difficult for him to get there. the Heads of Kansas Corterbo will be 36 when this deal ends in 2032 outside the season, and it will get $ 497.7 million of job profits at that time.

Boufalo invoices Qurtbbeck Josh Allen He became the latest player to scream in a historic check, and he does this when he signed a six -year extension of $ 330 million in March. But his professional profits are of $ 504.6 million when this deal ends in 2031, when he will be 35 years old.

Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Raven’s According to what was reported, they are discussing an extension before the training camp. Even if they agreed on conditions on a huge new deal, Jackson is likely to be less than a billion dollars. It is expected to earn $ 297.3 million of job profits by the end of the 2027 season, as it will be 30.

In May, CAP expert in salaries and 3 Vice President Ji Halsell president I told Eric Williams Fox Sports Which – which Washington leaders Qurtbbeck Jayden Daniels The first Corterbeck can earn $ 100 million a year. It legitimizes that Daniels will sign a four -year extension, 360 million dollars when his upward contract expires at the end of the 2028 season, assuming that Washington is taking his choice and continues to play at the level he played in 2024. For the amount of more than $ 500 million, he will need to reach one billion dollars.

Giden Daniels, or one of Qurtubbere, who has been formulated in recent years, may become the first player in the US Football Association to receive an average annual salary of $ 100 million. (Imaging Emily Chen/Getty Erch)

The other five cortressing was chosen in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft (Williams KalibDrake Maye, Michael Penix Jr. , JJ McCarthyand Bo NixYou can win the same deal if they play at the Daniels level before signing an extension. Tenness Corterbeck and 2025 No. 1 will be the total number of a cam in a line to earn a similar amount of money during the end of his second contract if he played at this level, according to the Seal.

Therefore, as salaries continue to climb in the US Football Association, it appears that a player in Qurtubbere has been formulated in the past two years or in the near future will reach one billion dollars of professional profits at some point.

NHL

Except for a major change in NHLThe salary ceiling, it will take some time a hockey player to earn a billion dollars in his career. NHL is expected to have a maximum of 95.5 million dollars for the 2025-26 season, which is much lower than the three main main sports league championships in North America (MLB has a tax threshold of $ 241 million in 2025; the American Professional League will have a soft sponsor of $ 154.6 million in 2025-26; the US Football Association will get $ 279.2 million in 2025).

Washington capitals Leader of scoring goals at all time and NHL Alex Ofkkin It is also the highest league ever ever 161.7 million dollars. This would help draw a picture of the NHL player from a billion dollars in job profits.

Certainly, Conor McDavid will not get one billion dollars of job profits during his NHL career, but his next contract can help him become the highest issued in the history of the league. (Andy Devilin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Edmonton Oils star Connor McDavid He will be a free agent after the 2025-26 season, making him in a queue to win a historical deal. But NHL players can get up to only 20 % of the maximum salary on an annual basis. As a result, the MAX contract for McDavid is expected to be about $ 19 million in the average annual value, According to ESPN.

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