US EditionShai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder reach $285M extension: ESPN
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, JUL 1 – Gilgeous-Alexander’s four-year, $285 million extension sets the highest annual NBA salary and secures the MVP’s role as Thunder cornerstone through 2031.
- On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Oklahoma City Thunder signed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a four-year, $285 million supermax extension, the highest in NBA history.
- The Thunder's strategic extension of SGA was prompted by rising salary costs, aiming to lock in their star before expenses escalate and to capitalize on their championship window opening now.
- Gilgeous-Alexander's deal projects $63 million in 2027-28 and nearly $79 million in 2030-31, highlighting NBA history's highest single-season salary.
- Following the extension, Thunder's luxury tax bills could top $60 million annually, prompting trade talks for role players like Dort and Isaiah Joe.
- Beyond immediate franchise gains, Gilgeous-Alexander's record-breaking deal cements him as Canada's basketball face for a decade, boosting youth enrollment by 23%.
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Where does SGA's new mega-deal rank among all-time sports contracts? - The Examiner
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Thunder star becomes highest-paid player in NBA history with $285M extension
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million contract extension that will give him the largest annual average value salary in NBA history.
SGA shines - Harlan Enterprise
Former Kentucky star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player and led Oklahoma City to the NBA Finals where he put his name into the record books. His 72 points in the first two career Finals games against Indiana were the most in NBA history. The only other player to hit 70 was Allen Iverson who needed 70 shots compared to Gilgeous-Alexander’s 51 in two games. Gilgeous-Alexander also joined LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and …
Big Rings: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Graces Champs Issue
As unstoppable in the NBA Finals as he was all season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s untouchable 2024-25 campaign ended the only way it could have ended: with hardware, champagne and a new place in the game’s history books. To honor the freshly minted MVP and his magical title run, we’ve put the irrepressible offensive force front and center on SLAM’s annual champs issue – cop it at the SLAM Store today. While the significance of Gilgeous-Alexander’…
Where does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s new mega-deal rank among all-time sports contracts? - West Hawaii Today
NBA players make more money than their counterparts in other team sports. NFL and MLB might conjure fields of green, but NBA courts are the equivalent of the WALDIS Ultra safe — the preferred place to stash cash.
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