2014 NBA Free Agency Rumors & Predictions: Kenneth Faried Contract With Denver Nuggets Revised! From Five To Four Years, ‘Manimal’ Gets An Increase!

Kenneth Faried is the headline of the 2014 NBA Free Agency Rumors & Predictions again. His play was so spectacular he gets an increase even before he signs.

Although it was also because of NBA rules. Faried is coming off a rookie contract, and the rules according to Dan Feldman of ProBasketball Talk, it would violate the CBA:

"Despite Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reporting the contrary, extensions to rookie-scale contracts - with one exception - can be for just four seasons. The exception is when a team makes someone its designated player by giving him a five-year extension to a rookie-scale deal, but designated players must receive a max salary and 7.5 percent annual raises.

For Faried to be the Nuggets' designated player, based on the NBA's projected 2015-16 salary cap, his five-year extension would be worth about $89 million - far more than the reported $60 million."

So Faried's extension has been revised to four years, at $ 50 million. This was confirmed by Adrian Wojnarowski again:

That constitutes a slight increase, and Faried will be a free agent at age 29. He would still be at his peak and ready to sign a longer deal.

The details from nba.com: 

Statement from the Denver Nuggets through General Manager and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly: 

"We value the energy and excitement that Kenneth brings night-in and night-out and we are thrilled to have reached an agreement on a contract extension," said Connelly. "We are truly looking forward to watching Kenneth continue to grow as a player and leader for the Denver Nuggets." 

Kenneth Faried says: "I'm ecstatic to be signing this deal. Words really can't express it, I'm just all smiles right now, "I want to thank God for this opportunity and I'm excited to be a Nugget for the rest of my career."