How Dillon Brooks earned an unlikely $1M bonus this season
A bonus nobody thought would get paid out is now due.
How Dillon Brooks earned an unlikely $1M bonus this season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Somewhere in Dillon Brooks' contract, there was a $1 million bonus if the Phoenix Suns made the playoffs.
When this clause was added, the Suns were not a playoff team. They had missed the postseason last season. The bonus was labeled as "unlikely" under NBA rules.
ESPN's Bobby Marks found out about it on Saturday after the Suns made the playoffs. Brooks and his bonuses The $1 million bonus is on top of his $21. 1 million salary this year.
He signed a four-year $86 million deal with Memphis in 2023. This offseason he came to Phoenix in the Kevin Durant trade with Houston. With Phoenix reaching the playoffs, Dillon Brooks has earned a $1M bonus.