The defending champion Thunder and All-Star ahead Jalen Williams have agreed to a maximum-salary rookie scale extension that covers 5 years, brokers Invoice Duffy and Justin Haynes inform Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter hyperlink).
Jordan Richard of Swish Cultures was first to report the information (through Twitter).
Williams’ new five-year extension is absolutely assured and doesn’t characteristic a participant or group possibility, in accordance with Kelly Iko of The Athletic (Twitter hyperlink).
Williams’ extension will kick in in the course of the 2026/27 marketing campaign and he’ll earn a minimum of 25% of that season’s wage cap. Based mostly on the NBA’s newest cap projection, that might work out to a five-year, $240MM deal.
I used the time period “a minimum of” as a result of all three experiences state that Williams might earn greater than that (as much as $287MM), which means his new deal has Rose Rule language that might make him eligible for a beginning wage value as much as 30% of subsequent season’s cap if he meets sure efficiency standards, equivalent to making an All-NBA group.
The 24-year-old wing is coming off a career-best season through which he averaged 21.6 factors, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.6 steals in 32.4 minutes per sport throughout 69 outings, with a .484/.365/.789 taking pictures line. He earned a spot on the All-Defensive second group, in addition to the All-NBA third group.
Regardless of that All-NBA nod in 2025, Williams has not but met the Rose Rule efficiency standards — he should obtain the efficiency standards once more in 2026 to succeed in that determine.
Williams averaged 21.4 factors per sport for the Thunder throughout their postseason run to a championship regardless of coping with a torn scapholunate ligament in his proper wrist, which he underwent surgical procedure to handle. He lately stated he was coping with a wrist sprain for many of final season and tore the ligament on April 9.
Charania reported on Wednesday that Williams and the Thunder had “momentum” on an extension. Oklahoma Metropolis additionally agreed to five-year, maximum-salary cope with huge man Chet Holmgren on Wednesday, although his rookie scale extension doesn’t seem to comprise Rose Rule language.
The Thunder have now locked up MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams and Holmgren to long-term mega-deals this offseason, with SGA formally signing his super-max extension on Tuesday.
