NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder has taken the first step towards keeping its roster together, which agrees with the Center/Forward Jayalin Williams on a multi-year contract expansion on the 23rd birthday of the big man.
The team did not announce the terms or other nuances of the deal, but it is a three -year, a contract of $ 24 million, ESPN said on Sunday.
Thunder made an option of $ 2.1 million for the 2025–26 season, which fell in favor of expansion. ESPN said that the third year of the new deal is also a team option.
Williams was entering four years, the final season of the contract of $ 8.2 million.
Later on Sunday, ESPN reported that Thunder intended to sign the guard Ajay Mitchell for a three -year deal after reducing his option.
The deal is expected to be a price of approximately $ 9 million, maintaining another major piece of the championship roster of the Thunder.
Thunder excluded Williams from Arkansas in the second round of 2022 NBA drafts (No. 34 composite). The 6 -Foot -8 Williams were limited by injuries in 47 games (nine start) in the recently performed season, with 5.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 per game average on average.
They have an average of 1.9 points in 5.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 165 games (46 starts).
In the 2024 draft New York Nix’s choice of a second choice Micheli immediately traded in Oklahoma City, this season appeared in a reserved role in 36 matches for Thunder.
Belgium’s 23 -year -old product Mitchell received 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assistance in his fraudulent season via UC Santa Barbara.
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