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So, okay, here’s the deal — the Oklahoma City Thunder are basically getting ready to pour a mountain of cash at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s feet. Seriously, they’re gonna need a big truck for this because Shai’s been killing it this season.
I was just listening to Quentin Richardson on "The Pat McAfee Show" the other day, and he was all like, “The Thunder’s gonna deliver a WHOLE BANK to Shai.” Made me laugh, but for real, it’s practically true.
I should probably explain why, right? Shai snagged the MVP award this season — wild, right? — and now the dude’s in line to grab the biggest contract extension in NBA history. Almost 400 million bucks. Not even joking. It just kinda blows my mind.
Anyway, kinda rambling here, but back to the money talk. Before this MVP thing, Shai was already set to score a pretty fat raise. Like, two-time All-NBA fatty raise. Could’ve signed for four years, $293 million. But now, MVP status means he can grab like 35% of the salary cap. So that jumps to a mind-boggling $380 million over four years. I can’t even wrap my head around that kind of cash.
Suddenly, $76 million a year is a reality for him. Kinda makes Mahomes and Ohtani’s deals look a touch small, doesn’t it? He’s sitting on a five-year, $172 million extension right now. So, quick math, by the time this mega-deal wraps up, he’s looking at $576 million total career earnings. Unless he goes superhero and gets another extension. I mean, who knows at this point, right?
Oh, and as if that’s not enough, Shai didn’t just win MVP. He basically walked off with it, leaving everyone else eating dust. He’s been the standout during the playoffs too — like, this guy’s just from another planet.
But yeah, that’s the money game for you. Today’s record-breaking contract is tomorrow’s just-kinda-big deal. Seems like the NBA carousel never stops spinning.
And now, I’m hungry. Gonna grab a snack, think about how I’ll never make that kind of dough. Life, huh? Anyway… what were we talking about again? Oh yeah, Shai’s crazy good.
