Amazing! Derwin James signs a $76 million, four-year contract

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that they had offered James a multi-year extension, and he has accepted it.

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League history at an average of $19 million per year.

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His contract also includes a record-breaking $42 million in guaranteed money.

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Apart from all that, the team is also going to pay him $29 million in the first year of his deal.

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