Sam Steel Faces Big Contract Test After Career-Best Season

Sam Steel just posted the best season of his career, and now comes the part where the league finds out whether it was a peak or the start of something bigger. Contract years have a way of turning solid seasons into leverage, and front offices know how quickly that conversation can change once the ink dries. The next stretch matters because Steel is playing for more than points - he is playing for his next deal and maybe a much louder market.