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Thunder’s Jalen Williams Did Something Awesome for His Parents After $287M Deal

Andy Nesbitt

Jalen Williams has had an awesome summer.
Jalen Williams has had an awesome summer. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
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Jalen Williams has had an awesome summer.

First the 24-year-old helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their first NBA title. He averaged just over 23 points in the seven-game series and had 40 points in their Game 5 win.

Then shortly after that he signed a huge five-year, $287 million extension with the team.

TMZ caught up with Williams, who spoke about what this has meant for himself and his family.

"It’s surreal. I know everybody kind of uses that term but it’s wild because it happened really fast. In the span of three years my life is completely different," Williams told TMZ. "It’s cool, I’ve been fortunate enough to retire my parents."

That has to be a pretty awesome feeling.

Williams and the Thunder are set up to maybe win a few more NBA titles thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren also signing max extensions this month.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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