Follow usFresh off an MVP season and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to their first NBA title since 1979, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has secured a record-setting payday.
The Thunder signed their superstar point guard to a four-year, $285 million supermax extension, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday.
The deal, which follows back-to-back All-NBA First Team selections, becomes the richest annual contract in NBA history — putting Gilgeous-Alexander on track to become the league’s first player.
The 26-year-old had two years and over $78 million remaining on his previous deal, but Oklahoma City wasted no time in locking down the reigning MVP and Finals MVP long-term.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2024–25 campaign was one for the ages. He captured the NBA scoring title by averaging 32.7 points per game, along with 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals.
BREAKING: NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension with the championship Oklahoma City Thunder through 2030-31, sources tell ESPN. This is now the richest annual salary for a player in league history. pic.twitter.com/eptbVjUo6j
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025
He led the Thunder to an NBA-best 68-14 regular season record before elevating his game in the playoffs, averaging nearly 30 points per game en route to a Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers in the Finals.
With the title-clinching performance, Gilgeous-Alexander joined elite company — becoming only the fourth player in NBA history to win the league MVP, Finals MVP, and a scoring title in the same season, alongside legends Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O’Neal.
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