Major Consequence of Jaren Jackson Jr. Missing All-NBA Team

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. was left off the All-NBA teams onca again

Apr 15, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) stands on the court before the start of the game against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

On Friday, the NBA announced their All-NBA teams, headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, and Donovan Mitchell getting First Team honors.

The 100-voter panel made 15 players very happy with the All-NBA nod, but the select players sitting on the outside looking in are certainly not as pleased. Not only is it crushing for an NBA star not to get All-NBA honors, but it could also cost them a huge payday.

Memphis Grizzlies star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. finished on the outside, receiving 55 total vote points, which is the second-most of any player that did not make an All-NBA team.

A global media panel of 100 voters selected the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA Team.

Voters selected five players for the First Team, five players for the Second Team and five players for the Third Team at any position.

Complete voting results ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/1UMJIEWiOy

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 23, 2025

Jackson Jr. continues his trend of All-NBA snubs, but it costs him this year more than ever. If Jackson Jr. were to have made an All-NBA team this year, he would have been eligible to sign a supermax contract extension. Now, his potential extension is cut down significantly.

Jackson Jr. is still eligible to sign a standard veteran extension this offseason, which is worth around $147 million over four years.

Here’s a look at Jaren Jackson Jr. and the ramifications of not being named All-NBA.

Jackson Jr. is renegotiation eligible if the Grizzlies have cap space (see contract notes). pic.twitter.com/9LByUw7hOq

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) May 23, 2025

The Grizzlies could look to renegotiate Jackson Jr.'s salary next season and then extend him, or they could let him hit 2026 free agency and re-sign him for more money then. Regardless, missing out on All-NBA honors cost the two-time All-Star big man a lot of money.

Jackson Jr. has undoubtedly been one of the NBA's top big men over the past few years, but he has yet to make an All-NBA team. Even when he won NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2022-23 season, voters still left him off their All-NBA teams. Fortunately, however, the Grizzlies do not have to contemplate giving Jackson Jr. a supermax extension, when he may not even be worthy of one.