The Oklahoma City Thunder have paid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren.
Jalen Williams has got next.
ESPN's Shams Charnia reported, in his story about Holmgren's $250 million extension, that there is "momentum" on a Williams extension.
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Williams is eligible for a five-year, $246 million deal, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.
It seems at this point that it's only a matter of time.
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The NBA champions will then have their Big Three locked up for the foreseeable future. Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP and the dominant scorer. Williams is the ascending star. And Holmgren is the unicorn big fella.
Together, they'll enter the upcoming NBA season and maybe a few more after it as NBA title favorites. And they'll all be very well compensated as they shoot for the top of the mountain again.
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