Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jalen Williams has agreed to a five-year rookie maximum contract extension worth up to $287 million with the franchise. The deal, which will see Williams tied down through the 2030/31 season,

Star forward Jalen Williams have agreed to a maximum-salary rookie scale extension that covers five years, agents Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes tell ESPN's Shams Charania.Jordan Richard of Swish Cultures was the first to report the news.

We've already covered the biggest transactions from the first couple days of NBA free agency and explored the underrated deals you may have overlooked, but summer is just heating up. Here are a few thoughts on the biggest deals of the offseason's second week.

The Golden State Warriors are facing a crucial offseason in 2025, as their championship window tightens. General Manager Mike Dunleavy […]

With the recent extensions of Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are going to run into the second apron. OKC still have to extend Jalen Williams as well, and he will presumably get the max.

Indiana lost center Myles Turner in free agency, who agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with the Bucks. Huff joins a depth chart at center that currently includes Tony Bradley. Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman, both returning from a torn Achilles, are free agents, as is Thomas Bryant from last season's roster.