"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander met the super max criteria (All-NBA in 2 out of 3 years) last offseason but was ineligible to sign because he was short of the years of service criteria. He is eligible this offseason to sign a four-year $293M extension with OKC."

At the moment, Gilgeous-Alexander is partway through ... determining factor is the size of the salary cap itself. This is relevant in the case of Shai. Due to the revenues from new TV deals ...

Each basket came in at a value of more than $10,000, per Charania, and with 18 total players currently listed on the Thunder roster, that makes for a pretty hefty price tag. SGA won't have any trouble affording it, however, as the MVP award unlocks some eye-popping potential max salary numbers.

Youth movement has officially taken over the Western and Eastern conference finals. A fundamental shift has taken root in the NBA landscape as Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jalen Brunson lead a transformative movement reshaping professional basketball’s power structure.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder rise to the occasion, and the reward is facing Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.