Spend 822 million US dollars! The new champion refuses to repeat the tragedy, retaining the Big Three to strive for two consecutive championships

On July 11, news came from the NBA free market that the Thunder renewed Jaylen Williams in advance for 5 years and $287 million. As a result, they completed early contract renewal with the Big Three this summer. Obviously, the Thunder did not intend to make the tragedy happen again, and wanted to keep the three giants in the team and strive for two consecutive championships.

Thunder have performed very strongly this season, with 68 wins and 14 losses in the regular season, setting a new record in team history and winning the league first. In the playoffs, the Thunder fought for the Western Conference but encountered some trouble in the semi-finals. The others were overwhelmingly better and eventually won the Western Conference championship. In the finals, facing the Pacers, the team successfully won the tiebreak, winning the first championship in team history (Oklahoma), and Alexander was elected the MVP. The Thunder became the league's new champion, but they did not stop and wanted to retain the core lineup to win the championship. First of all, they provided Alexander with an early contract renewal, making him the highest annual salary player in four years and 4 years, which is well deserved for him. He won the MVP, scoring champion and FMVP this season. Then the Thunder renewed the contract with Homgren early with a five-year maximum of $250 million. This was a bit unexpected and was questioned.

Compared to Homegren, Jaylen Williams' five-year $287 million is still more worthwhile, showing his ability in the playoffs. In this way, the Thunder spent 822 million US dollars this summer and completed an early contract renewal with the Big Three, allowing them to continue to stay in the team. They will basically be the core in the next five years. As for the helpers around you, some changes may be made, after all, salary pressure issues may still arise.

Thunder directly renewed the contract with the Big Three in advance, in order to avoid the tragedy repeating. You should know that the former Thunder Third Young Master Durant, Westbrook and Harden disbanded due to contract issues. There were rumors that the Thunder only provided Harden with a contract of $56 million, and Harden wanted $60 million, and eventually let Harden join the Rockets. The third young master broke up. The Thunder failed to win the championship during the former third young master. Now the new third young master has won the championship, but they have not stopped and want to achieve two consecutive championships and three consecutive championships.