Alexander renewed his contract for 285 million yuan, and the countdown to the Thunder’s team was broken. The second leader followed Harden’s example and left the team?

With the Thunder winning this year's NBA championship, the Thunder immediately announced that it had completed an early contract renewal with Alexander during this offseason, and the contract renewal price was as high as US$285 million for four years. This also makes Alexander the highest paid player in the league. There is no doubt that Alexander is worthy of this super maximum salary contract. This year he won the scoring champion, regular season MVP, finals MVP and other awards, and there is no doubt that he has achieved a Grand Slam. However, the signing of this contract will have a series of chain reactions, which may indicate that the Thunder will face the possibility of a team demolition in the future.

First of all, we need to be clear that the Thunder is a small-scale team. Even if they win the championship, they cannot change the fate of a small-scale team. After all, the city they live in is a very small city in the United States, and the market itself is limited. So the Thunder will still have to think about salary issues next. Giving Alexander this super maximum salary contract means it may be difficult for them to provide maximum salary contracts to Homegren and Jaylen Williams at the same time. These two players will be contracted in the last year next season. After playing next season, they will become free agents and they all have the opportunity to complete the contract renewal in advance. However, when renewing the contract, the management may consider which of the two players will renew, and they may have to make a choice. A small market like the Thunder cannot accommodate three maximum salary contracts at the same time. Moreover, Alexander has a super maximum salary. The Thunder may renew the contract with Homegren. After all, Homegren's position is in the inside, and his importance to the Thunder is self-evident and an indispensable part. Jaylen Williams is an outside player and has a certain overlap with Alexander. So what we can expect is that after playing next season, Jaylen Williams may enter the free market and join other teams. He may follow Harden that year to join a new team.

This is the helplessness of the Thunder. Although they have been very successful in draft drafts in history and have accumulated very outstanding young players, they cannot retain these young talents at the same time. Just like the third young master of the Thunder back then, if they were not separated, they might have the chance to win an NBA championship trophy. Moreover, the current trend of the NBA is that different champion teams will be born every year, and the competition among each team is becoming increasingly fierce. The Thunder may gradually embark on a mediocre road. However, for the management, completing the championship has achieved its established goal.