This summer, the OKC Thunder shelled out a potential total of $877.21 million in new, standard deals, with Jalen Williams being eligible to rake in upward of $287 million of these earnings on his own thanks to his new five-year max contract.
Initially, the consensus opinion among fans and pundits alike was that Sam Presti and company rightfully locked down their All-NBA player to an All-NBA type of payday.
However, Jason Timpf of The Volume Sports recently took things a step further by arguing that Williams isn't just a star, but that he's arguably "the best small forward in the NBA.