ESPN @espn.com 路 Jul 1

Breaking: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285M super maximum contract extension with the Thunder through 2030-31, sources tell Shams Charania. It's the richest annual salary for a player in league history.

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Scott Nelson 路 Jul 1

Flopping = 馃挵馃挵馃挵馃挵

Jim Murray 路 Jul 1

That鈥檚 more per year than the cap floor for an entire NHL team.

Peter Frampton Geraci 路 Jul 1

Is this person鈥攚hom I, a non-NBA fan have never even heard of鈥攚orth that kind of money?

@newshunter1982.bsky.social 路 Jul 1

Definitely a steal for the Thunder.

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Pete S 路 Jul 1

70 million a year to play basketball while teachers have to get summer jobs to pay their bills. Seems fair.

Cook 路 Jul 1

That last sentence always feels so worthless to include. Who cares in the salary cap era? It will be for like a month until someone else signs a Max deal.

Krusty The Clown 路 Jul 1

All that money for flopping and free throws?

Zach Wilson 路 Jul 1

NBA really dead dead if flop merchants get this kind of bag and love

Spideyhausen 路 Jul 1

Well deserved and a great deal for OKC

Eric Howell 路 Jul 1

Hopefully the league doesn't start calling offensive fouls where he elbows defenders in the chest EVERY SINGLE TIME

Ninja Nick 路 Jul 1