The Thunder declined their minimum-salary team option on big man Jaylin Williams in order to negotiate a new deal with him, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the two sides have agreed to a three-year, $24MM contract.
The third and final season of the deal will be a team option, Charania adds (via Twitter).
A valuable frontcourt reserve for the NBA champions in recent years, Williams was limited to 47 appearances in 2024/25 due in large part to a hamstring injury that delayed his season debut until December 23. However, he was effective when healthy, averaging 5.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 16.7 minutes per night, with a .439/.399/.767 shooting line.
More to come…