"As long as I'm here": Kris Dunn's $5,700,000 clause takes backseat as Ty Lue makes bold promise

"As long as I'm here": Kris Dunn's $5,700,000 clause takes backseat as Ty Lue makes bold promise

Kris Dunn seemed to have found a home with the LA Clippers after bouncing around the league despite being a fifth overall pick.

Ty Lue Addresses Clippers' Upcoming Kris Dunn Contract Decision

At one point, Los Angeles Clippers guard Kris Dunn looked like he was going to be a bust. Selected fifth overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, he averaged a mediocre 3.8 points per game for the Minnesota Timberwolves as a rookie. He was then traded to Chicago Bulls, where he began to conflagrate. Over the next two seasons, his physical tools and playmaking instincts buoyed averages of 12.4 points, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. However, Dunn was …

Pacific Notes: Dunn, Curry, Clifford, K. Hayes, Hachimura, Smart

Kris Dunn‘s $5.7MM salary for next season is currently non-guaranteed, but will be fully guaranteed if the veteran guard makes an All-Defensive team or is still on the roster past June 30, 2026. Justin Russo asked Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue what responsibility he felt to make sure players who have incentives in their contracts are eligible to reach them (Twitter video link). Dunn was ineligible for All-Defensive consideration last season des…