Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder reach lucrative extension


Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes the court during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Indianapolis.Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes the court during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Indianapolis.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes the court during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting 4-year, $285 million extension, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday.

The deal gives him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history.

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READ: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: NBA champ, Finals MVP, scoring king

He is coming off a year when he became the fourth player in NBA history to win MVP, Finals MVP and a scoring title and play for a champion in the same season.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it once, Michael Jordan then did it four times and Shaquille O’Neal was the last entrant into that fraternity — until this past season, when Gilgeous-Alexander joined the club.



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