Brandon Clarke’s Estate To Receive His Remaining Salary

By Luke Adams | at August 14, 2026 2:15 pm Following his death in May, Brandon Clarke‘s family and estate is expected to receive the full $12.5MM salary that he had been owed for the 2026/27 season in the final year of his contract with the Grizzlies, according to Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports. An earlier report from Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports indicated that the Grizzlies wouldn’t be paying out that $12.5MM because Clarke’s contract didn’t include language protecting his salary in the event of his death. However, O’Connor says the team had agreed to cover a life...