for reference:
2019: 2.3million
2020: 2.4 million
2021: 2.5 million
2022: 2.6 million
All guaranteed. $7.5 million after this season.
This is an over simplification. I posted this in another similar thread:
Ash has a fully guaranteed salary through February 28, 2023. At the end of November 2019, Ash will be owed almost 3.5 years of guaranteed pay.
Ash's annual salary is currently $2.3 million. It increases $100,000 each March 1.
At the end of November 2019, Ash will still be owed more than $8 million guaranteed. It is payable on Ash's already existing pay dates. Thus, Rutgers does not have to pay $8 million at once, but provides Ash his paychecks due every two weeks until February 28, 2023.
If Ash is terminated without cause, he is not owed any further benefits.
Following termination Ash is required to "exert reasonable efforts to secure other employment consistent with" his "background, skills, and experience." Rutgers is entitled to offset any amount owed to Ash by whatever his new salary is.
Put another way, Ash is currently owed about $8.9 million guaranteed through February 28, 2023. Every two weeks this season, Rutgers pays him about $88,000, and the guaranteed amount due to Ash decreases by about that much.
By the way, for the optimists out there, Ash owes a buyout of $500,000 per year remaining on his contract if he leaves Rutgers voluntarily. Thus, Ash would owe more than $1.5 million if he voluntarily leaves after this season.