Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is arguably the league’s best star, and he’s certainly getting paid like he is.
He just signed a new deal with his Thunder, and it’s going to reward him with eye-popping numbers.
According to SpoTrac, via Legion Hoops, new salary cap rules mean that Gilgeous-Alexander will be making more money per year than the entire San Antonio Spurs roster in 2013-14.
Under the new salary cap rules, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be making more money per year than the entire Spurs roster in 2013-14.
Unreal.
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Gilgeous-Alexander is set to earn $68.1 million per year, meaning that he will be the highest-paid player in NBA history.
It also means that he is bringing in more than the whole 2013-14 Spurs roster.
Yes, the combination of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Kawhi Leonard didn’t make as much collectively as Gilgeous-Alexander will make in a single season.
That Spurs team is considered one of the greatest of all time, which makes this fact even more astounding.
This shows just how much the NBA has changed, and how much it’ll keep changing.
Gilgeous-Alexander might be bringing in boatloads of money now, but the value of these contracts will only expand more and more in the seasons ahead.
$68 million in a single year is nothing compared to what will be offered ten years down the road.
Is Gilgeous-Alexander worth it?
For the Thunder, the answer is a clear and resounding “absolutely.”
He is their biggest and best star and a major reason why they are now champions.
The Thunder would have been happy to pay even more to keep him around, because they want him to stay in OKC for the rest of his career.
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