Official announcement! It is said to be 364 million US dollars in 6 years! The largest contract in NBA history

On July 9, the Oklahoma City Thunder officially announced that the team has completed a multi-year contract renewal with defender Shea Gilgers Alexander, which will be announced to the public by team general manager Sam Presti. According to team policies, the specific details of the contract have not been announced yet.

But according to ESPN reporter Shams, Shay Gilgers Alexander signed a four-year max salary extension with a four-year max salary of $285 million. Currently, Alexander and the Thunder have two years and $79 million left, which means that after completing this contract renewal, Alexander's total contract will reach $364 million in 6 years, which will be the largest contract in history to set a record for the NBA.

It is reported that before Alexander, the largest contract in the league's history was US$349 million created by Celtics star Jason Toum in the summer of 2024. At that time, Tatum had 1 year and $34.85 million left in the contract before renewing his Celtics. After signing a five-year, max salary of $315 million, Tatum's total contract reached $349 million in 6 years. But just one year later, Tatum's largest contract record in history (US$349 million) was broken and refreshed by Alexander (US$364 million in 6 years)!

Little did he know that after signing the four-year, $285 million max renewal, he also set several NBA historical records in one fell swoop. The new contract averaged $71.3 million, making him the first player in league history to exceed $70 million on average. At the same time, his annual salary in the 2030-31 season will be as high as $78.77 million, which makes him surpass Jason Tatum ($71.45 million) to become the highest annual salary in league history, and he is also the second player in league history to exceed $70 million in annual salary after Jason Tatum. In addition, Alexander's contract with an average annual salary of $71.3 million is also the highest salary among several major sports leagues in North America. Compared with the WNBA first salary and Las Vegas ace Jackie Young's annual salary of $252,000, Alexander's annual salary is enough to crush the WNBA first salary. This shows how amazing Alexander's new contract is!

Alexander's four-year, 285 million max salary was signed, and it was enough to be explosive, but he could have made it even more amazing! According to Thunder reporter Bobby Howard, Alexander could have signed a five-year, super max contract worth $380 million next summer. This means that Alexander's choice to renew his contract early this summer has actually saved Thunder a lot of money. If he chooses to renew his contract next summer, Alexander will become the first player in NBA history to earn $80 million annually.

2024-25 season, Alexander played 76 regular season games, averaging 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 breaks and 1 hat per game; 23 playoffs, 29.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.7 breaks and 0.9 hats per game. Alexander, whose data is amazing this season, can be said to have ushered in a perfect season in his career! He won the All-Star Starter this season, regular season MVP, league scoring champion, Western Conference Finals MVP, Finals MVP, and NBA Best Team First Team, and also led the team to win the first championship in the history of the Thunder! Now we have successfully signed the largest annual salary contract for 285 million in four years, which is definitely perfect. What do you think about this?