When Jalen Williams inked his monstrous new five-year, $239.9 million deal with the OKC Thunder back in July, the consensus opinion seemed to be that he was well worth the lofty price tag.
After all, he served as the second option behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on this title-winning team while dropping career-best averages of 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.1 assists on 48.4 percent shooting from the floor and 36.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc en route to his first All-Star and All-NBA nods.
Add in the fact that he produced this well, even after sustaining a torn ligament in his dominant wrist that required offseason surgery, and there's no doubt that Oklahoma City made the right decision to lock him down for the long haul this summer.