Oh my God…
The Oklahoma City Thunder just gave Jalen Williams a five-year max rookie extension that could reach $287,000,000. This puts their “big 3” under contract for $822,000,000 over the next five years. This has got to be the absolute worst use of money I’ve ever seen in the NBA. I get that they just won a championship, but for that amount of money all three of them better end up in the GOAT conversation.
Damn. I man J Will was essential for their success, no question, but this extension really blows up their salary like crazy. I guess they really want to keep the team together for the next years to come, for obvious reasons. I wonder how they will look like salary cap wise, this must definitely have a negative impact on that. If you spend so much money on 3 guys there is no chance to offer anybody else good money for the next years. Hartenstein is like the 4th highest earner I guess and he "only" gets 90mil over 3 years. The NBA has gone crazy with the money, that's for sure.