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.

NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $287 million with 24-year-old All-Star forward Jalen Williams, ESPN reported Thursday. ESPN cited Williams’s agents in reporting the extension of Williams’s rookie contract — which makes the 24-year-old the latest key piece of Oklahoma City’s title run to commit to the Thunder long-term.

Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell and Utah's Brice Sensabaugh, coming off standout performances, headline tonight's NBA TV matchup in Salt Lake City at 9 p.m. ET.

Thunder photographer Jimmy Do captured a moment of the Championship parade that is the essence of the city's resilience and triumph.

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Although he struggled to put the ball in the net, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Brooks Barnhizer relied on the other parts of his game to lead his team to victory on Thursday. The Thunder defeated the Nets in their NBA 2K26 Summer League opener, 90-81, with a large boost from Barnhizer's defense.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder just granted nearly $800 million in contract extensions, but they are not in financial trouble. General Manager Sam Presti just delivered long-term planning, and the reigning NBA champions are avoiding the second apron tax problems that crippled other teams.