Arkansas basketball has been leaving an unmistakable fingerprint on the NBA this summer.
Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe, a pair of Fort Smith Northside graduates and Razorback alums, helped the Oklahoma City Thunder win their first title in franchise history. OKC outlasted the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the NBA Finals.
In the offseason, a trio of former Hogs – all of them Arkansas natives – earned big-time paydays by signing three-year extensions with their current teams. Daniel Gafford got $60 million from the Dallas Mavericks, Bobby Portis received $44 million from the Milwaukee Bucks and Williams will rake in $24 million from the Thunder.