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The first player in NBA history is the reason why he can get an annual salary of 80 million

4:51pm, 20 June 2025Basketball

There will inevitably be many regrets in this year's NBA playoffs, because those giant teams have not been able to go further. The era of James, Curry and Durant has come to an end. Harden and Westbrook are still too far away from their personal first championship, and the Celtics have not been able to continue their dynasty. However, the excitement of this playoff is still completely enough. From the first round, the Nuggets have staged a century-long all-match dunk. The two Western Conference grudge teams, Huo Yong, can fight to the tiebreak as soon as they meet. The Pacers have created a miracle of Jedi's comeback. There is also the birth of the new league king Thunder, and it seems that the Thunder seems to have just begun to rise. In fact, they have been ranked first in the Western Conference for two consecutive years. They can maintain such strong dominance in the regular season and playoffs, and they can be regarded as one of the Western Conference's powerful players.

If Alex wins the championship + FMVP this year, he will achieve his personal honor grand slam this season, All-Star + First Team + Scoring King + MVP + Championship + FMVP, all of which are valuable achievements. Not only will he become another star who won MVP + FMVP in a single season after Curry for 15 years, his historical status will also soar. Conservatively estimated that SGA's historical position in the league will jump to around 20th place, and will rank 6th in active service, second only to James, Curry, Durant, Jokic and Antetokounmpo, and should be able to suppress Leonard. Although Xiao Ka has two championships + two FMVPs, his first championship was not won by the boss after all, and his value is a little worse, and Xiao Ka has no hard honors such as scoring champions and MVPs in his career.

So, where is the excellence of SGA reflected in the competition? In fact, the most important thing is the stability of scoring. His offensive skills are very delicate, he is good at using footsteps and rhythm changes, and he can easily create space for himself to shoot at a close and middle distance. In contrast, Edwards, another new generation of star guard, has relatively rough offensive skills, and his offensive choices are often very bad. After getting the ball, either shoots hard against defense or rushes into the basket with all his physical talent, and his efficiency is naturally not that high. For Alexander, the middle distance is accurate on the one hand, and on the other hand, his core strength is strong and his body is very ductile, so he can easily create killing. When he has to make a free throw, he can score by standing on the free throw line even if he feels bad.

The playoffs have been played so far, Alexander has only 3 games and has not scored more than 20 points. The scores of most games are in the 30-40 divisions, which is very stable. The top three games with the highest scores, scored 40 points against the Timberwolves G4, scored 38 points against the Pacers G1, and scored 35 points against the Nuggets G7. Compared with the previous seasons, Alexander's rapid progress is mainly reflected in two aspects. One is the explosiveness of scoring. In the past, he only scored stable points, but there were very few games with super high scores in a single game. Before this season, he had never scored 50 points in a game. However, this season, SGA has scored 50+ in a single game for 4 times. Second, in terms of organizational ability, Alexander played No. 1 position after all. Unlike other purely scoring stars, his organizational connection ability is also growing significantly.

In this year's playoffs, Alexander has scored at least 30 points and 5 assists in a single game 12 times, surpassing Jordan and James and becoming the first person in NBA history. At the same time, he has scored 30+ in 15 single games, comparing with Olajuwon, Jordan and Kobe. In the finals, they have at least 30 points, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a single game, which is comparable to James, Jordan and Butler. According to the analysis of ESPN salary expert Bobby, Alexander has met the qualification to sign a super top salary. This summer, the Thunder will most likely provide him with a four-year, sky-high contract of US$294 million. The salary for the last year of this contract is as high as 81.45 million, which will break the record for the highest annual salary in the NBA history and become the first player in the league to have an annual salary of more than US$80 million. There is no doubt that the Thunder will give SGA a super maximum salary very readily. By the way, if he wins the championship this year, he will definitely surpass Westbrook and become the number one person in the Thunder team history.

Of course, Alexander's current external comments actually have mixed reviews. Many fans cannot appreciate his playing style and think that he is too capable of hitting the ball and scoring with the referee. However, many NBA stars are supporting SGA, claiming that this is also one of his strengths and advantages. Kyrie Irving said: "Shai is playing in the right way. His game is very high. On the court, you have to know how to use the rules cleverly. This is part of the game. All great players have done this." Wade also said: "SGA is not an easy fraud for fouls. His intelligence is reflected in the court. It is not only creating physical contact, but also judging movement timing, angle, and using rhythm and physical control to mobilize defenders. This ability is mastered by polishing skills and deliberate practice, and it is also a skill that many players in the league are eager to have." McGrady directly emphasized: "I saw the shadow of Kobe and Jordan from Alexander." The evaluation of these NBA stars is definitely convincing. So do you think Alexander can become the league's appearance in the next few years?

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