
Williams, Thunder agree to rookie max extension
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created: July 10, 2025, 10:42 p.m. | updated: July 11, 2025, 2:57 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsOklahoma City Thunder All-NBA star and champion Jalen Williams has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, agents Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes of WME Basketball told ESPN on Thursday.
Williams detailed on YouTube his experience playing the rest of the season with the serious injury to his wrist, which was heavily taped.
He led the NBA in points per direct isolation allowed among players to defend at least 125 isolations, per GeniusIQ.
Williams came up huge in big moments in OKC's run to the city's first NBA title, highlighted by a 40-point performance in a pivotal Game 5 of the Finals.
Overall, Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander combined for 1,180 points in the playoffs, the fourth most by a duo in a single postseason in NBA history.
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