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Just today! The three most expensive giants in NBA history have been officially born! The defending champion is so arrogant

9:04am, 11 July 2025【Basketball】

Killing crazy! Killing crazy, killing crazy completely! The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder is completely jealous in the signing market this summer! Because in less than half a month, they have spent 822 million US dollars on Alexander, Homgren, and Jaylen Williams alone. Who can do this?

July 11, according to ESPN reporter Shams, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jaylen Williams reached a five-year contract renewal with a maximum salary of up to $287 million. At this point, this means that Jaylen Williams will play for the Thunder in the next six years, and the contracts of the Thunder's three giants Alexander, Homegren and Jaylen Williams will expire after the end of the 2030-31 season! The contracts of the Big Three are synchronized, which means that Thunder General Manager Presti is intending to build a Thunder Dynasty.

With Jaylen Williams and the Thunder reaching a five-year, $287 million designated rookie's maximum salary for early renewal, he became the third player in the 2022 draft to receive a rookie's maximum salary for early renewal. Before that, the 2022 No. 1 pick Paul Bankairo signed a five-year, up to $287 million designated rookie with the Orlando Magic, with a five-year maximum salary renewal, and a second-year maximum salary renewal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a five-year maximum salary renewal. Now Jaylen Williams, the No. 12 pick in the 2022 first round, has also received a five-year maximum salary renewal with the designated rookie with the up to $287 million designated rookie.

It is particularly worth mentioning that after the Thunder chose to renew the contract with Jaylen Williams for a five-year, $287 million maximum salary, the three most expensive giants in NBA history were born! Before renewing Jaylen Williams early, the Thunder first reached a four-year, super maximum salary early contract with star Shay Gil Jays Alexander, with a four-year, super maximum salary early contract with $285 million, and then signed a five-year, maximum salary early contract with starting center Chet Homgren. Now, they have reached a five-year, maximum salary early contract with Jaylen Williams. In this way, the total salary of the Thunder's contract renewal of Alexander, Homegren and Jaylen Williams this summer has reached a terrifying $822 million. The Thunder Boss is such a big deal, which can be said to be absolutely unique in the history of the league.

Of course, while we were amazed at the huge investment of Thunder to renew the contract with the Big Three in advance, we couldn't help but feel a little worried about its soon-explosive salary space! Just imagine, when a team has three players with an annual salary of more than 50 million yuan at the same time, how much salary space do they have to sign contracts and leave strong role players? It can be seen from the Thunder general manager Presti renewing his contract with the Big Three at the same time to ensure that these three brothers belong to the Thunder in the next six years that he really wants to build a Thunder dynasty around Alexander, Homegren, and Jaylen Williams, but the explosion of salary space is also a cruel problem that he has to face!

It is no exaggeration to say that today's Thunder may be the Celtic who had to destroy his family due to a salary space explosion this summer. In order to better consolidate the championship lineup, the Celtics successively renewed their contracts in advance for 5 years and 304 million yuan + 315 million yuan in five years and 315 million yuan in five years and now they have to send away the heroes who won the championship to release salary pressure! I hope the Thunder will not be forced to break up the championship lineup like the Celtics in the future due to the explosion of salary space. You have to withstand it, the Oklahoma City Thunder!