Thunder star Alexander's contract expires in 2027 but is eligible to sign a four-year early contract extension with the Thunder in 2025, salary expert Bobby Marks reports.

Having already made the All-Star team in both 2023 and 2024, he has already qualified to sign a super-max salary.

If an early contract extension is agreed to in the 2025 offseason, the new contract will begin in the 2027-28 season and will be paid 35% of the salary cap for that season.

The contract will amount to $294 million over four years, with the final season (2030-31) reaching $81.45 million.

Specific salary for this contract: 2027-28 season, 65.68 million; 2028-29 season, 70.94 million; 2029-30 season, 76.19 million; In the 2030-31 season, 81.45 million.

"80 million", this number sounds scary, but in the future NBA, this will become the norm.

The NBA's first player with an annual salary of 80 million? Alexander is definitely worth it!

In the just-concluded game, the Thunder defeated the remnants 118-102 and beat the opponent by double digits for the 26th time this season.

Xiao Xia scored 32 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and this performance is just a microcosm of his season.

After all, this is Alexander's 23rd time this season that he has scored 30+.

According to statistics, so far this season, SGA's scores, shots, and free throws are all the first in the league, and the average plus/minus per game is also the first in the league.

He averaged 31.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game during the season, shooting 52.8% from the field.

Led the team's record, first in the West.

is worthy of beating Jokic and leading the MVP list.

To put it simply, SGA ranks 23rd in the league in offensive efficiency, 4th in the league in defensive efficiency, and 17.5 in net efficiency, which is the first in the league! He's a team boss who plays both offense and defense.

To use Du Feng's words: This season's Alexander, super high-level.

Efficiency, it's too exaggerated.

In addition to Kua Alexander, everyone must realize that this Thunder team is a youth storm and has a lot of draft picks, but in fact, there is not much time left for SGA and OKC.

In the regular season for two consecutive years, it is possible to take first place in the West.

The goal of the Thunder should not be limited to this, when we look back in history, we don't care who the regular season champion is in a given year.

Judging by the goal of the playoffs, Alexander's Thunder has not achieved anything.

Thankfully, he and his teammates are humble enough and united enough, and that's what I recognize about the Thunder.

However, it's time to seize the opportunity to move forward.

Because, a small-ball city team like Oklahoma is particularly sensitive, and the window for the championship will be relatively shorter.

Letting go of Harden back then is the best example.

At that time, didn't we also think that Sanshao had a bright future...

Judging from the current reality of this Thunder team, there is nothing wrong with Alexander getting a big contract.

After all, it doesn't matter if he gets 70 million or 80 million, the league's salary cap will also rise, and no matter how high the salary is, it will only account for 35% of the team's salary.

The Thunder's biggest problem is that two years later.

Jalen Williams, you have to stay, right?

This buddy, who averages 20+5+5 per game, will be 4.98 million this season and 6.58 million next season.

Young Holmgren, you have to stay, right?

He is 11 million this year, and the price of Lake Wencent.

Next year, 13.73 million.

This season and next, the Thunder's salary space will be comfortable, but when these two are about to get big contracts...

And these two years have also been a good opportunity for the Thunder.

This season gave me a strong impression that the NBA is in a period of transition between the old and the new, and there is no such thing as a super team.

The old guys haven't retired, but the decline is obvious, such as Janduku's team.

The young talents are not strong enough, such as Huazi and Wenban.

The Mesozoic generation, Teacher Yue is the most powerful, the first big brother in the alliance, but the configuration around him is not powerful...

So the NBA's pattern is really in a "troubled era", and you can understand it when you see the West so lively.

The level of the guys is very close.

Because of this, teams like the Thunder and Cavaliers are a huge opportunity.

This year's playoffs are going to be interesting.

For the Thunder, and it's up to Alexander, if he can resist the pressure...

If SGA leads the team to win the championship, it will become a real supergiant.