Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder agree on $ 285 million
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agreed to an area of super maximum contract of 4 years and $ 285 million with the Thunder champion, according to AM850 sources.
The NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, agreed to an extension of super maximum contract of four years and $ 285 million with champion Oklahoma City Thunder Until the 2030-31 season, Sources reported to AM850 on Tuesday.
This It is now the highest annual salary for a player in the history of the league.
He has signed two contract extensions as a member of the Thunder, consolidating collaboration and trust between both parties since his arrival in Oklahoma City in 2019. Gilgeous-Alexanderwho averaged 32.7 points, the maximum of the league, during the regular season and 30.3 in the NBA finals, He joined an exclusive list of players who won the MVP and the MVP of the finals in the same season. The only others who achieved that feat are Michael Jordan (four times), LeBron James (twice), Larry Bird (twice), Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Magic Johnson, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Willis Reed.
Gilgeous-Alexander too He became the first player to win a scorer title and a NBA championship in the same season since O’Neal In 2000. The only ones who have achieved it are Jordan (six times), Abdul-Jabbar, George Mikan (twice) and Joe Fulks.
The only players, in addition to Gilgeous-Alexanderwho have achieved the triple crown of the scoring champion, MVP and NBA champion in the same season are Jordan (four times), O’Neal and Abdul-Jabbar.
Gilgeous-Alexander It was acquired after its rookie season as a key piece of the package that the Thunder received in the exchange of Paul George with the Clippers in the summer of 2019, along with a historic amount of first -round selections, one of which was for his co -star of Oklahoma City, Jalen Williams.
It became the visible face of the Oklahoma City franchise while the Thunder reduced its template and underwent rapid reconstruction. The commitment and faith of Gilgeous-Alexander In the franchise they never faltered, since the Thunder achieved seasons of 22 and 24 victories before achieving double -digit increases in their victories in each of the last three years, culminating with this 68 -victory campaign and its march towards the title.
The average annotation of Gilgeous-Alexander In the regular season of this championship he was the highest in history for a player who won the title that campaign, surpassing Jordan In the 1992-93 season for a tenth point, according to AM850 Research. Its 3,172 points, including regular season and playoffs, were also the greatest amount since Jordan That same season.
He scored 20 or more points in 72 consecutive games this season, the fourth longest streak in a season in the history of the NBA, and its +918 of Plus-minus was the best in a NBA season since Stephen Curry of the Warriors in the 2016-17 season.
Tim Macmahon and AM850 Research from AM850 contributed to this note.
