Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $287 million with 24-year-old All-Star forward Jalen Williams, ESPN reported Thursday. ESPN cited Williams’s agents in reporting the extension of Williams’s rookie contract — which makes the 24-year-old the latest key piece of Oklahoma City’s title run to commit to the Thunder long-term.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams agrees to rookie max 5-year contract extension that could be worth $287 million.

The Thunder granted nearly $800 million in contract extensions, but is not in financial trouble. Thanks to Sam Presti’s Genius Blueprint.

Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell and Utah's Brice Sensabaugh, coming off standout performances, headline tonight's NBA TV matchup in Salt Lake City at 9 p.m. ET.

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following the Thunder's win.According to NBA, SGA will be featured on th