The Athletic's resident renowned team correspondent Anthony Slater, broke the news on Wednesday that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to stay with the team by signing a new long-term four-year supermax extension.

According to Slater's report, the four-year contract is estimated to be worth $285 million. Both parties are expected to complete the contract extension on July 6 local time. At that time, Gilgeous-Alexander will become the highest-paid player in NBA history.

After completing his contract extension, Gilgeous-Alexander, whose contract was originally scheduled to expire in two years, will be tied to the Thunder for the next six seasons. When his contract expires, he will only be 32 years old.

Gilgeous-Alexander's current two-year deal has an annual salary of $79.1 million. The annual salary of his new four-year contract is estimated to be split into $62.5 million (first year), $68.6 million (second year), $73.7 million (third year) and $78.7 million (last year).

About Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, was born on July 12, 1998 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is 1.98 meters tall and mainly plays as a point guard. He can also play as a shooting guard. He has dual citizenship of Canada, Antigua and Barbuda.

Gilgeous-Alexander entered the University of Kentucky in 2017 and represented the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA League. During which, he led the team to the Elite 8 and was selected to the SEC Division All-Star Second Team.

Gilgeous-Alexander was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. In July 2019, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In the just-concluded season, Gilgeous-Alexander played 76 regular season games with the team, averaging 32.7 points per game, becoming the league's top scorer. He also delivered all-around play of 51.9% shooting percentage, 6.4 assists, 5 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1 block, averaging more than 30 points per game for the third consecutive season.

In the just-concluded Finals series, he also led the Thunder to fight against opponents for 7 games and finally won the championship. He averaged 30.3 points per game in the series and was selected as the 2025 NBA Finals MVP.