The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder took the first step towards maintaining his list, agree with the center / striker Jaylin Williams on a multi -year contract extension the 23rd anniversary of the great man.
The team has not announced conditions or other details of the agreement, but this is a contract extension of $ 24 million over three years, ESPN reported on Sunday.
The Thunder organized an option of $ 2.1 million for the 2025-26 season, which it refused in favor of the extension. ESPN reported that the third year of the New Deal is also a team option.
Williams entered the last season of an $ 8.2 million contract over four years.
Later Sunday, ESPN reported that the Thunder intended to sign goalkeeper Ajay Mitchell to a three -year contract after having already refused his option.
The agreement, which should be worth nearly $ 9 million, would retain another key piece from the Thunder championships list.
The Thunder selected Williams in the second round (n ° 34 in total) of the NBA 2022 recovery from Arkansas. The 6 -foot 8 -inch Williams was limited due to injuries to 47 games (nine departures) during the recently finished season, in which it collected an average of 5.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
He has a career averages of 5.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 165 games (46 departures).
Mitchell, a choice of second round of the New York Knicks during the 2024 draft immediately exchanged Oklahoma City, appeared in 36 games against Thunder this season in a reserve role.
Mitchell, a 23 -year -old product from Belgium by UC Santa Barbara, collected an average of 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in his recruit season.
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