The maximum salary is about to be renewed! 370 million US dollars in 6 years! Is the Thunder going to demolish the team again?

NBA Finals will start at 8:30 am on June 6, with the Thunder vs Pacers at home. Alexander became the sixth in NBA history, winning the scoring champion and regular season MVP in the same season, and also reaching the finals player. The first five are: Jabbar, Jordan (4 times), O'Neal, Iverson and Curry.

If Alexander leads the Thunder and wins the FMVP at the same time, he will become the fourth player in history to win the scoring champion, regular season MVP and finals MVP. The top three are Jabbar, Jordan (4 times) and O'Neal. It’s already difficult to do it once. Jordan won 4 times, and this is the God of Basketball!

ESPN salary expert Bobby Marks analyzed Alexander's prospects for renewal: because SGA has been selected for the best team many times in a row and has played in the league for 7 years. During this offseason, he is eligible to sign a designated veteran with a super maximum salary (accounting for 35% of the salary cap). This contract is as high as US$293.4 million in four years, with an average salary of more than 73 million. If

is not counted as this season, Alexander's remaining contract for two years is $79 million. If he signs a super maximum salary for another four years, his remaining contract will be $372 million for 6 years. The new contract will take effect from the 2027-28 season and expire in the summer of 2031. Once Alexander signs a sky-high contract, will the Thunder break up the team next? The rookie contract between Homgren and Javier will expire next summer. During this offseason, both of them are eligible to renew their contracts in advance. If both Jewish and Homgren have a maximum salary, the starting salary for renewal contracts is about $40 million. Their new contract will be implemented from the 2026-27 season, when Alexander's salary will be $39.27 million.

The three of them have a combined annual salary of $120 million, which is not too much pressure on the Thunder. When SGA's super maximum salary starts to be executed, the Thunder will risk breaking the team in the 2027-28 season. The Thunder gave up Harden for more than 4 million US dollars, which led to the collapse of the Thunder Three Young Masters. Now the Thunder management will try its best to retain the new Third Young Masters!

Caruso's contract is US$81 million for four years and will expire in the summer of 2029, with an annual salary of US$21 million in the 2027-28 season. Harten's current contract is $87 million for three years and Dort's five years and $82.5 million for five years. Both of them expire in the summer of 2027. If the Thunder wants to keep the three young masters at the same time, other players will have to reduce their salaries and stay or leave the team.

Celtics are a good example. After the team won the championship, they signed a bunch of big contracts. With Tatum's Achilles tendon ruptured and the team was eliminated in the second round, the Celtics will be demolished this summer. In the past seven years, the NBA has produced 7 different championships. One of the important reasons is that the NBA strictly restricts high-paying teams.

In addition, the NBA is also suppressing the team. For example, in this year's lottery, the Jazz, who had the worst performance in the league, finally only drew the fifth pick; the Wizards, who had the second worst record, only drew the sixth pick. Let me talk about another data: the team with the worst record in the league has drawn the fifth pick for three consecutive years! Is this all a coincidence?

In the next few years, do you think the NBA can still have a team that has won three consecutive championships?