Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward and NBA champion Jalen Williams has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could potentially reach $287 million, ESPN confirms through WME Basketball agents Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes.
Jalen Williams hit a playoff high of 40 points during Game 5 of the Thunder v. Pacers Finals series, and has contributed to the meteoric rise of the OKC franchise on a national and worldwide scale.
Williams averaged almost 24 points per game throughout the 7-game finals series, despite a wrist injury that required surgery over the summer.
With Thunder contracts being solidified with overall MVP Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and most recently Chet Holmgren, the crew mostly looks to stick together for years to come at the heels of a historic NBA Championship season and win.
Thunder offseason moves/news in Summer 2025:June 24 – Thunder celebrates NBA Championship with paradeJune 28 – Thunder trades forward Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Wizards for Colby Jones, who was released. June 29 – Re-signs forward Jaylin Williams to a veteran extensionJuly 1 – Signs MVP guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a four-year, $285 million supermax contract extension through the 2030-31 season.July 3 – Signed rookie guard Brooks Barnhizer to a two-way contract, Signed center Thomas Sorber to a rookie scale contractJuly 6 – Re-signed guard Ajay Mitchell to a contract extensionJuly 8 – Re-signed forward Branden Carlson to a new two-way NBA contractJuly 9 – Signs forward/center Chet Holmgren to fully guaranteed five-year rookie maximum contract extension worth upwards of $250 million | Thunder’s SGA is revealed as the cover athlete for NBA2K26July 10 – Signs forward Jalen Williams to five-year maximum rookie contract extension