Jalen Williams agrees to a maximum contract with OKC Thunder

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:

1. June 24 - Thunder celebrates NBA Championship with parade
2. June 28 - Thunder trades forward Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Wizards for Colby Jones, who was released.
3. June 29 - Re-signs forward Jaylin Williams to a veteran extension
4. July 1 - Signs MVP guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a four-year, $285 million supermax contract extension through the 2030-31 season.
5. July 3 - Signed rookie guard Brooks Barnhizer to a two-way contract, Signed center Thomas Sorber to a rookie scale contract
6. July 6 - Re-signed guard Ajay Mitchell to a contract extension
7. July 8 - Re-signed forward Branden Carlson to a new two-way NBA contract
8. July 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 NBA2K26
9. July 10 - Signs forward Jalen Williams to five-year maximum rookie contract extension