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Shai Gilgeous-Aalexander is probably still embarking on the glory of winning her first NBA championship, but the star of the Thunder of Oklahoma City now has another reason to smile.
Gilgeous-Aalexander and the Thunder have entered into an agreement on a four-year contract extension on a super contract, ESPN reported on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Thunder goalkeeper City Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the first half of match 5 of the Western Conference final against the Minnesota Timberwolves on May 28, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (Photo / nate billings)
The four-year agreement would have a total value of 285 million dollars and contractually attach the MVP of the Thunder’s ruling league during the 2030-31 season. The extension will also pay Gilgeous-Aalex the highest annual salary than a NBA player has ever received.
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Before the Thunder captures the coveted Trophy of Larry O’Brien by beating the Indiana Pacers in the NBA final, only two players in the history of the League had previously won MVP championship and finals trophies during the same season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder goalkeeper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, leaves the field after his team beat the Denver Nuggets in match 7 of the second round of the NBA 2025 eliminations at the Paycc Center. (Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images)
Jalen Williams prepared for the wrist surgery after playing the race for Thunder’s title
Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and five other large NBAs form the exclusive Gilgeous-Alexander club recently joined.
Gilgeous-Alexander has spent his recruit season with the Los Angeles clippers and has been with the Thunder since.
The Thunder capitalized on the transport of the recovery choices that the franchise accumulated in a business that sent Paul George to Los Angeles in exchange for Gilgeous-Alexander. Jalen Williams was one of the players that Oklahoma City wrote due to the successful transaction.
The Oklahoma City Thunder goalkeeper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) goes to the basket against the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter of match 1 of the NBA 2025 final at the Paycc Center. (Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images)
In addition to the MVP and MVP of the NBA final, Gilgeous-Alexander won the title of the League score to finish the triple crown.
The victory of the NBA finals in 2025 is the first title of the Thunder at Oklahoma City. The franchise won the 1979 NBA title when he was known as Seattle Supersonics. The team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.
