Oklahoma City Thunder agreed with the league and NBA finals for $ 285.4 million super maximum contract expansion and NBA final MVP Shai Gilgas-Alexander, ESPN said on Tuesday.
The deal runs through the 2030–31 season and is the highest annual salary in the history of NBA in $ 71.35 million.
Philadelphia 76ers Center is in second place with a $ 64.3 million AAV in the Joel Embids League, with a Spotcraca per Spotcrac.
Gilegeous-Aexander was voted with 6.4 assistance, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 stolen after leg-high 32.7 points as the most valuable player of the 2024-25 season.
The three-time all-star guard added final MVP honors after guiding Thunder for the first championship of the club in Oklahoma City, 29.9 points, 6.5 aids and an average of 5.3 rebounds in 23 playoff games.
MVP, final MVP and the only other players in NBA’s history to win the scoring title in the same season are Michael Jordan (four times), Shakeel O’Neel and Karim Abdul-Jabbar.
It turned 27 this month, Gilgius-Alexander’s career average 24.4 points, 5.1 aid and 4.8 rebounds (453 start) in 462 games with Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19) and Thunder.
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