Chet Holmgren's contract extension with OKC Thunder
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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.
Once news of the deal broke, Williams shared a graphic of the news to his Instagram story, which he also adorned with a funny three-word message: "Dinner of 7!!!" he wrote, a reference to Holmgren's #7.
Chet Holmgren doesn't give up many good looks at the basket. The 7-foot-1 forward specializes in swatting shots on the NBA champion OKC Thunder. But Holmgren made an exception Monday when he held his annual youth basketball camp at Oklahoma Athletic Center.
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Before his monster $250 million contract extension, the Oklahoma City Thunder star was hilariously picking on a kid who tried to defend him one-on-one.