NBA: OKC Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to four year, $285M extension

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension with the champion Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2030-31 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

This is now the richest annual salary for a player in league history.

He has now signed two contract extensions as a member of the Thunder, cementing both sides’ partnership and trust since he arrived in Oklahoma City in 2019.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who averaged a league-high 32.7 points during the regular season and 30.3 in the NBA Finals, joined an exclusive list of players to win the MVP and Finals MVP in the same season.

Gilgeous-Alexander was acquired after his rookie season as the centerpiece of the package the Thunder received in the Paul George trade with the LA Clippers in the summer of 2019, along with a historic haul of first-round picks, one of which became Oklahoma City co-star Jalen Williams.

He served as the steady face of Oklahoma City’s franchise as the Thunder stripped down the roster around him and went through a rapid rebuild.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s commitment and faith in the franchise never wavered as the Thunder endured 22- and 24-win seasons before making double-digit-win leaps in each of the past three years, culminating with this 68-win campaign and march to the title.