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I am really willing to spend a lot of money! Thunder spends 822 million to keep the third young master, Harden will be silent after watching it! The dynasty is difficult

8:59am, 11 July 2025Basketball

According to previous report by famous reporter Shams, the Thunder's contract renewal negotiations with forward Jaylen Williams have made substantial progress, and its new contract will be between 239 million in five years and 287 million in five years. The final result depends on his performance next season.

Shortly afterwards, Shams confirmed the matter on social media, and the two parties had reached an early renewal agreement with a maximum salary.

So far, the Thunder management has left behind the new third young master Alexander, Chett and Jaylen Williams, who are likely to have to pay a huge salary of $822 million.

Looking back, the Thunder once had the opportunity to establish a dynasty team in 2012. After all, Durant, Westbrook and Harden were in the limelight at that time, and the Eastern giant Heat were slowly declining in combat. The management only needed to keep these three people and wait for the opportunity. Helplessly, because of millions of dollars, the management gave up Harden. Then the pattern of the West changed drastically, the Warriors rose up with the wind, Curry led the entire small ball era, and this team became the most successful dynasty teacher in the past decade.

Thunder team was also broken up. Durant, Westbrook and Harden left the team one after another. Now they are at the end of their careers. Westbrook and Harden still do not have championship rings. The wheels of history roll forward, and the Thunder's vision of selecting people is still unique, and he once again got the opportunity to establish a dynasty team. This time, the management did not hesitate at all and was willing to spend a lot of money, retaining the third young master who had not yet entered his peak for US$822 million. Seeing this scene, perhaps Harden, who was in the Clippers, would be silent. If the management had been more generous, perhaps he had already won the championship?

You can reach such a conclusion. From the perspective of future generations, we finally have a bit of the meaning of "hindsight"; after all, bystanders are clear, while those in the authorities are confused. If we were in the management position at that time, we might not have made better decisions than them.

It is too difficult to establish a dynasty team. In addition to the strong strength of one's own team, there are many factors that affect it. For example, if the salary cap soars, there will be veterans with outstanding strength who will reduce their salary to invest, etc. These are uncontrollable factors.

It has to be said that after the Thunder management left three young masters with a maximum salary, there was not much salary space left for them to renew their role players in the future; even if the salary cap rose sharply, it would be difficult to keep high-quality championship puzzles such as Dortmund, Caruso, and Harten at the same time. This means that the disintegration of the championship team in the 24-25 season has entered the countdown. So, how can the Thunder avoid the tragedy of the team's inability to win the championship by the Nuggets and Celtics?

In addition to giving young players opportunities during the regular season to get rookie contracts, they also have to find some veterans in the market who are eager to win the championship, so that they can have the opportunity to attract them to join the team with a salary cut; for example, in order to win the championship ring, David West did not hesitate to join the Spurs by 10 million. Although he did not win the championship there, he later joined the team with the Warriors, and finally he won the O'Brien Cup he was thinking about.

This tests the management's operational ability and whether the Thunder has enough luck to meet such a veteran, which is more or less a part of luck.

The Thunder will not be the dominant player in the new season, and the lineups of the Rockets, Nuggets and Clippers have been upgraded; although the player configuration of the Lakers and Warriors is not that luxurious, they still have superstars, and it is not a big problem to become catfish in the West.

But we have to admit that with the disintegration of the Warriors Dynasty, the league's small ball style has gradually lost its deterrence, and the insides in the new era have broken through the ground, and many championship teams have already stockpiled many insiders.

NBA pattern is changing, which may be something that many fans realize later. Have you noticed?

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