Hao spent 822 million yuan! Thunder renewed the contract with the new three young masters and pointed at the dynasty: Look at the Golden State Warriors?

Jaylen Williams renewed his contract in advance for 5 years and $287 million. Alexander renewed his contract in advance for 4 years and $285 million, and Homgren renewed his contract in advance for 5 years and $250 million. In order to retain the new third young master in the next few years, the Thunder spent $822 million this summer. The Thunder executives lost anger due to a difference of only $4 million, and the third young man disintegrated, and the team missed an opportunity to win the championship and prosper. Now, boss Bennett and general manager Presti don’t want to repeat the same mistakes. After the Thunder won the championship, they made consecutive fat contracts, and the contracts of the new third young master of the Thunder were extended to the 2030-31 season. In the next five or six seasons, they will be favorites to win the championship and will fight to build a dynasty.

Time goes back to the summer of 2012. Harden wants to renew his contract with Thunder for four years and $60 million, but the Thunder is only willing to give up to $56 million for four years and $56 million. Harden's request is not an exaggeration. He won the best sixth man in the 2011-12 season. He was only 23 years old at the time and still had huge room for improvement. However, Thunder was unwilling to meet Harden's request. The Thunder is a small market team. They are used to living a small game and don’t spend a lot of money. Of course, they also underestimated Harden's potential and underestimated the prospects of the third Thunderbolt - Durant, Westbrook and Harden.

In the end, the Thunder chose to trade Harden to the Rockets, and the Rockets immediately renewed their contract with Harden for 5 years and $78.5 million, giving Harden enough face. Everyone knows what happened later, and the third young master of Thunder got the MVP. Countless people feel regret for the Thunder. If the Third Young Master of the Thunder had not broken up the team back then, he would have at least won a championship. Presti sent Harden away because of a difference of $4 million, and his general managerial career has made a huge failure. But God gave Presti a chance to make up for it. He created another new version of the third young master and won the championship in the 2024-25 season.

This time, both the boss Bennett and the general manager Presti have clear goals. They cannot repeat the same mistakes. They must keep the new third young master for a long time.

26-year-old Alexander achieved the MVP of the MVP, the Western Conference Finals MVP and the Finals MVP in the 2024-25 season. Alexander jumped to become a top NBA superstar. Thunder gave him a four-year, $285 million super maximum salary contract.

Alexander's influence on the court is worthy of this contract, and he becomes an all-round warrior who is both offensive and defensive. In the 2024-25 regular season, Alexander averaged 32.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, shooting percentage of 51.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 89.8%.

In the 2024-25 season, Alexander averaged 29.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 46.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 28.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 87.6%. In the finals, Alexander averaged 30.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Alexander proved his ability to fight tough battles. He has no scandals off the court and is a low-key player who is very suitable to be the core of a small market team.

Thunder then renewed the contract with the third leader, Homegren, for 5 years and $250 million. Homegren averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 blocks per game in the 2024-25 regular season, shooting percentage of 49.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.9%, and free throw percentage of 75.4%. In the playoffs, he averaged 15.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. In the finals, he averaged 12.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 39.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 15.8%.

Homegren's performance in the finals was not stable, but the Thunder did not hesitate to give a 5-year, $250 million fat contract. This made countless people sigh that if Harden was so generous, the third young man would not have disintegrated and the Thunder would have won the championship several years earlier. Homegren is not an All-Star player and has never won important awards. The Thunder is optimistic about his development prospects and avoiding him entering the free agent market. This also reflects how regretted Thunder regretted Harden letting go back then, and now he is doing everything possible to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Thunder and Jaylen Williams renewed their contract for $287 million for five years in advance. Javi transformed into an All-Star player in his third season of his career, averaging 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, all of which set career highs. Javi was selected for the NBA All-Squad Third Team and the All-Defensive Second Team in the 2024-25 season. He is a shooting guard who is both offensive and defensive, and has a lot of offensive methods. He can shoot and shoot at the right time, and also has the ability to shoot at the middle distance. Such a player is a good helper in any championship team.

In the finals against the Pacers, Jewe averaged 23.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Jiewei is only 24 years old, and he still has a lot of room for improvement.

Thunder boss Bennett is taking a big gamble. It is worth mentioning that the total salary of the Thunder will not soar in the next two years, because Alexander's super maximum salary contract will not start to be executed until the 2027-28 season. Alexander's annual salary for the 2025-26 season was US$38.33 million, and US$40.8 million in the 2026-27 season. The Thunder have no salary pressure in the next two seasons, which is their perfect opportunity to win the championship.

Thunder have a very complete lineup, balanced internal and external strength, excellent offensive and defensive abilities, the players are very energetic, and at the same time have championship experience. No matter how you look at it, this team has the potential to build a dynasty, especially the fact that many strong teams in the league have injuries or loopholes next season, the Thunder have a great chance of defending their title..

Moreover, the Celtics also provide the Thunder with a good example. If it really doesn't work, Bennet can cash out and sell the team at a high position. The Thunder won the championship, driving the team's market value to a significant increase. It is not the peak of the Thunder's market value. The Thunder's new third young master is becoming popular in the league. It is expected that they will have higher popularity in the league next season and win the love of more young fans.

Thunder did not have much pressure on giving the new third young man appointment. If you win one or two more championships in the next two seasons, the Thunder may enter the ranks of new giants in the league. The Warriors' previous market value was only mid-level in the league, but with the emergence of the Warriors' dynasty, its market value increased wildly. Even if the Thunder are a small market team, their market value growth will not be as large as the Warriors, but it will also rise a lot. There is no doubt that if you leave the new third young master, Thunder will definitely not lose.