Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have committed to a three-man core of the future with over $800 million committed just since the start of the offseason.

The Thunder grew from upstarts to champions in the blink of an eye. Now, their stars' bank accounts are growing, too. Chet Holmgren agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie extension worth up to $250 million. It comes shortly after Oklahoma City signed Shai Gilegous-Alexander to a four-year, $285 million extension.

ESPN’s Shams Charania recently reported that Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie contract extension, which could total up to $250 million.