Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to the richest annual salary for an NBA player

01.07.2025 16:05 of  Iacopo De Santis  Twitter:    see readings
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to the richest annual salary for an NBA player

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension with the championship Oklahoma City Thunder through 2030-31, sources tell ESPN. This is now the richest annual salary for a player in league history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has signed two contract extensions now as a member of the Thunder, cementing both sides' partnership and trust since he arrived to OKC in 2019. He joined an exclusive club of players to win the MVP and Finals MVP in the same season, ESPN's Charania says. He will earn 71.2 million dollar in a single season, setting a new record in the NBA .