Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and centre Chet Holmgren conform to contract extension price as much as 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars}.
Chet Holmgren and the NBA champion Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder agreed to a five-year rookie-maximum contract extension price as much as $250m, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
The contract is absolutely assured and comes on the heels of Oklahoma Metropolis’s landmark contract with NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who agreed to a four-year, $285.4m tremendous most contract extension by means of 2031 to turn out to be the league’s highest-paid participant at greater than $71m per season.
The 7-foot-1-inch (2.16m) Holmgren, 23, has been impactful when he’s on the court docket. Accidents restricted him to 32 regular-season video games after a hip harm final season. He additionally missed his rookie season with a foot harm.
With profession averages of 16.1 factors and seven.9 rebounds per sport, Holmgren proved to be a important piece for the crew’s run to a title in 2025. He had eight double-double performances in 23 postseason video games in 2025.
The second general choice within the 2022 draft, Holmgren entered the NBA alongside Jalen Williams, the quantity 12 decide that yr. Williams can be eligible for the rookie supermax extension. He’s getting into the ultimate season of a four-year rookie take care of a $6.6m base wage in 2025-26.
He’s additionally simply the third participant in historical past to make 150 three-pointers and 250 blocks by means of the primary two NBA seasons.
