Oklahoma City has long coveted financial flexibility and has often avoided moves that send the franchise into luxury tax on consecutive seasons. That is all about to change. Following Russell Westbrook’s massive 5-year, $205 million(M) extension, the Thunder has $141.3M in salary on its books for 2018-19.
This includes player options for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony who can either leave or sign different deals. While it has been speculated OKC will incur a tax bill of $140M or more, it is entirely dependent on who opts in or out and if or what deal PG13 elects to sign.