This summer, the OKC Thunder committed itself to nearly $1 billion in new, standard contracts.
Among the players who received lucrative paydays was Jalen Williams, who inked a max $239.9 million deal over a five-year span that, with specific conditions, could net him as much as $287 million.
Considering he earned All-Star, All-NBA, and All-Defensive nods while serving as the de facto number two option within the eventual NBA Champion's pecking order, such a financial pact was well deserved.
Now, with the ink dried on the dotted line and his fully guaranteed salary already locked in, the aim for Williams moving forward is to find a way to continually live up to his high price tag.