285 million in 4 years! The first maximum salary in NBA history was born, but your selfishness may cause the team to fall apart

As we all know, under the leadership of Alexander, the Thunder have transformed into a favorite to win the Western Conference championship, and have been ranked first in the Western Conference for many consecutive seasons. However, although they are regarded as the favorites to win the Western Conference championship every year, they always missed one move until this season, with the intentional "support" of the NBA, they passed five levels and beat six players and finally won the championship. The star Alexander won the FMVP double trophy in the regular season MVP + Finals as he wished, becoming the first person in history in the post-James era.

However, although the Thunder and Alexander have suffered a lot of criticisms along the way this season, and the average of 10+ free throws per game has caused the league's public outrage, putting aside the league's intentional partiality, but in terms of personal strength, Alexander has indeed reached the peak of his career. The young defenders of the active generation have always almost reached the forefront of him, just like Edwards, Murray and others in this year's playoffs.

Therefore, the Thunder management knows that after many years of rebuilding, they have finally ushered in the next "savior". At the same time, they also vaguely feel the league's intention to create stars. As long as Alexander is there, the Thunder will have the confidence to guarantee the playoffs with the lower limit. To this end, after winning the regular season and playoffs, the Thunder quickly offered Alexander a four-year, 285 million super maximum salary in the offseason. The average annual salary of this contract is as high as 71.25 million US dollars, officially surpassing Tatum's 5-year, 340 million yuan to become the first largest salary in NBA history.

According to NBA salary expert Max, Alexander's remaining contract amount is US$79.1 million for two years. With the new signing and contract, his annual salary will be US$63.52 million in the 2027-28 season, US$68.6 million in the 2028-29 season, US$73.68 million in the 2029-30 season, and US$78.77 million in the 2030-31 season. Behind such a high annual salary is the countdown to the disintegration of the three Thunder giants. Alexander's selfishness may cause this kingly army to fall apart and be destroyed without confrontation.

Alexander's annual salary in 2027 reached 73.69 million yuan. In the same year, the expiration of the Hormgren rookie contract in the same year is expected to require a maximum salary of 260 million yuan for five years to stay in the team. Williams's contract renewal in 2026 will also be as high as 220 million yuan for five years. If all the team stays, only three people will swallow 165 million space, the salary of the championship lineup in 2024 is only 145 million, and the salary of the three giants in 2027 has exceeded that of the entire team this year.

US media "BR" revealed that after Alexander's maximum salary renewal, the second-in-command Homgren team also refused to cut the salary and renew the contract. If they cannot get the maximum salary, they may choose to sign first and then exchange. In 2012, the third young master of Thunder suffered a tragedy due to the disintegration of his salary, and the same script was staged again 13 years later. However, in the view of 97, the two paths facing the Thunder, if you imagine that the Celtics would pay huge luxury taxes and leave a core lineup, betting that they can defend the champion in the new season, the Thunder may have to pay a huge luxury tax of up to $200 million in 2027, betting that Homgren can grow into the next Durant.

Similarly, if the Thunder wants to break up the three giants, continue to build a team around Alexander, send off Homegren and Williams to get instant combat power, and then use draft picks to tap potential newcomers and take advantage of the rookie contract, the Thunder can still maintain extremely high competitiveness. But in this era when the Mavericks, Rockets and other teams exceeded the standard to strengthen, it would be somewhat unrealistic for the Thunder to win the championship by Alexander alone. Therefore, Alexander insisted on renewing the contract with a maximum salary, and this selfish behavior would undoubtedly cause the team to fall apart.