[Shams] OKC Jalen Williams agrees to 5 year max extension

[sfernald]

OKC is not as good as their management thinks. They will regret these huge contract

They already got a championship. They rewarded the core that got them that, why would they regret anything? Like, what else is what they’re doing for if not that?

I mean, what’s the other option exactly? Trade Holmgren or Williams for cheaper players who “might” win you a championship after the Williams/SGA/Holmgren core already won you one and looks good going forward? “We just won a championship, but looking forward, we’re gonna break up the core because they might not win it again?” Like, if your comparing odds, what do you think are the odds “this core stays good” vs “trading for a cheaper fit will give me a better chance”

I’d take “already won championship core” as the safer bet every time to win another one. I feel like RealGM is looking at this like Family Guy Peter looks at the mystery box.

“A boat’s a boat, but the mystery box could be anything! It could even be a boat!”

No issues with max for SGA and Jalen; but awarding max to Holmgren is baffling.

Holgrem was looking like he was going to be the second all star on the thunder until he got that hip injury. He never really got back to where he was all year even in the playoffs. I think you will be very surprised at how good he is next year.

[RoyceDa59]

I can’t remember the last time we had three all nba calibre players this young signing long term together.

Tough to see how OKC doesn’t win multiple chips, assuming they stay relatively healthy.

Love to see it from a small market team.

[magee]

If anyone is wondering if he's worth the Max, look at this list of players he joined in making both All-NBA and All-NBA Defense by their third season. Hint: they are all Hall of Famers, excluding Phil Smith and Latrell Spreewell. This list also has four current players who will be Hall of Fame bound at some point when they are retired.

(Damn Spreewell was great in Golden State.)

(If Mitch Richmond is a Hall of Famer, Paul George will be, too.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1l0yjon/murray_i_was_curious_to_see_how_many_players_went/

*Edit. I apologze if this has already been posted. About to go back and read the whole thread to confirm right now. This was just a quick reply.

[HMFFL]

if he's worth $60m a year I'll happily stick with the raptors 'overpaid' players.

Rapters have a higher payroll than OKC next year. Brandon Ingram makes a lot more than JDub in the next 3 years! Scottie Barnes makes the same over the next 5. Enjoy!

the contract he signed is much much higher than ingram. that's what i'm referring to.
3 years 120 million is what he's worth
5 years 273 million for a guy putting up irving numbers is insane.
5 years 224 million for a 23 year old being groomed into a franchise role is his worth.

take sga off the team and it doesn't even make the playoffs.

I will gladly take an OKC team without SGA over your Raptors roster. There is not much positive happening in Toronto at the moment.