Jarrett Allen

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Jarrett Allen's Contract Value Index lands at B-, putting the deal in a clear band of comparable signings. At $20M AAV on a one-year contract, he has delivered the production of a reliable above-average center in the 2025-26 season — 15.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game across 56 games — but the CVI reflects a slight misalignment between that output and the full earning power he commands at this stage of his career. For a center without max-deal aspirations, $20M sits comfortably within the market range for established interior anchors, yet the grade cooling from an A to a B- over the last 30 days signals that the contract's value proposition has tightened as the season has progressed. At 28 as an established veteran, Allen is squarely in his prime production window, which makes the single-year structure a double-edged sword — there is virtually no long-term cap risk, but it also means Cleveland gets no cost-certainty discount, paying close to market rate with none of the team-friendly upside that multiyear deals can provide. What keeps the CVI from slipping further is the performance floor Allen brings: a career field goal percentage north of 64% and a PER above 22 represent the kind of elite efficiency that translates directly into winning basketball, and his Game 7 dominance against Toronto demonstrates he can elevate when playoff stakes demand it. The one-year term is ultimately neutral-to-positive from a pure contract-value standpoint — Cleveland assumes no future liability — but until the efficiency premium he provides commands a more demonstrably team-friendly rate, the B- is where this deal honestly sits.

Performance Analysis