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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s $285M supermax deal on OKC Thunder crushes top 4 NFL RBs salaries combined: Report

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s super maximum contract extension is reportedly worth more than the combined salaries of the NFL’s top four highest-paid running backs.

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On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Gilgeous-Alexander to a four-year, $285.4 million supermax extension.

A post on X on Friday noted that Gilgeous-Alexander’s average annual salary (AAV) exceeds the combined AAVs of the San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey, Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry and Indianapolis Colts’ Jonathan Taylor.

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According to Spotrac, Gilgeous-Alexander, the 2024-25 NBA MVP and Finals MVP, will earn an average of $71.4 million in his new deal. The combined AAVs of the four highest-paid NFL running backs are $68.6 million. Barkley has the highest AAV at $20.6 million, followed by McCaffrey ($19 million), Henry ($15 million) and Taylor ($14 million).

Gilgeous-Alexander led the NBA-best Thunder to the championship. Oklahoma City finished the regular season with a 68-14 record. In the playoffs, they went 16-7, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Indiana Pacers.

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In 76 regular-season games, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a league-high 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game on 51.9% shooting (37.5% from 3-point range). In the playoffs, he put up 29.9 points, 6.5 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals on 46.2% shooting.


Breaking down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's $285M supermax deal

According to NBA insider Bobby Marks, Gilgeous-Alexander has the richest annual salary in NBA history. Marks provided a breakdown of the extension on X.

Gilgeous-Alexander still has two seasons left on his five-year, $179.3 million contract he signed in 2021. He will earn $38.3 million next season and $40.8 million in 2026-27.

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The contract extension won’t kick in until the 2027-28 season, when he is set to earn $63.5 million. From there, Gilgeous-Alexander’s salary will steadily increase and will approach $80 million in the final season.

League sources told Charania the final year of the contract includes an opt-out.

With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the books for the next six seasons, the Thunder are expected to be title contenders every year. They entered the 2024-25 season as the youngest team in the NBA, with an average age of 24.14 years.

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