JALEN WILLIAMS #8

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Jalen Williams headshot
Shooting Guard, Small Forward

Salary: $41,368,000

Cap Hit: $41,368,000

Years of Service Tooltip : 4
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Apr 14, 2001
BIRTHPLACE: Denver, Colorado, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
6' 5
196cm
WEIGHT:
211lbs
96kg
AGE: 25
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2022
DRAFTED OVERALL: 12
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: OKC
AGENT DETAILS
Primary Agent:Justin Haynes
Secondary Agent:Bill Duffy
SUMMARY▴▾

Jalen Williams' salary is $41,368,000 for the 2026-27 season. He is a 25 year old shooting guard who was born on Apr 14, 2001. He was drafted 12th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 1st round of the 2022 draft. He has signed 2 contracts worth a total value of $260,191,317. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2030-31 season when he is 30 years old. He is represented by the agents Justin Haynes and Bill Duffy of WME Basketball.

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Transactions (41)
Status Updates (43)
Injury Update (39)

CURRENT CONTRACT

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SIGNED BY: Sam Presti
AGENT: Justin Haynes · WME Basketball
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Length: 5 years
Value: $239,934,400
Guaranteed: $239,934,400 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $47,986,880
Cap % Tooltip: 24.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOKC
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 13, 2025
Source: SalarySwish

Jalen Williams signed a 5 year, $239,934,400 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jul 13, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $41,368,000 to $54,605,760.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2026-27 Max$41,368,000$41,368,000$41,368,000$0$0
2027-28 Max$44,677,440$44,677,440 (+8%)$44,677,440$0$0
2028-29 Max$47,986,880$47,986,880 (+8%)$47,986,880$0$0
2029-30 Max$51,296,320$51,296,320 (+8%)$51,296,320$0$0
2030-31 Max$54,605,760$54,605,760 (+8%)$54,605,760$0$0
TOTAL$239,934,400$239,934,400$239,934,400$0$0
Cap Hold 2031-32: $79,948,200
CONTRACT NOTE: Estimated Max Contract (25% or 30%)

CONTRACT HISTORY

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SIGNED BY: Sam Presti
AGENT: Justin Haynes · WME Basketball
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $20,256,917
Guaranteed: $19,497,137 (96%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $5,064,229
Cap % Tooltip: 4.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOKC
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 1, 2022
Source: SalarySwish

Jalen Williams signed a 2-4 year, $20,256,917 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jul 1, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,341,480 to $6,580,997.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2022-23$4,341,480$4,341,480$4,341,480$0$0
2023-24$4,558,680$3,798,900 (-13%)$3,798,900$759,780$0
2024-25TeamYes (Oct 21, 2023)$4,775,760$4,775,760 (+23%)$4,775,760
(0→4.78M)
$0$0
2025-26TeamYes (Oct 23, 2024)$6,580,997$6,580,997 (+42%)$6,580,997
(0→6.58M)
$0$0
TOTAL$20,256,917$19,497,137$19,497,137$759,780$0
Qualifying Offer: $9,615,600
Cap Hold 2026-27: $19,742,991
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: $4,775,760 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2025-26: $6,580,997 Team Option [Requirements Met]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning

SALARY PROGRESSION

CAREER STATS

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SeasonTypeTeamGPGSMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASTSTLBLK
2022-23RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder75622276105679441452.12057335.619115581.28425333724810335
2023-24RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder71712223135599353654.024110342.722118081.4372452823228045
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder10103771871607546.9391538.5272281.513556854175
2024-25RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder696922371490116856548.434012436.529923678.95931036935411146
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder161655332726912345.7852731.8705477.117759285269
2025-26RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder333393656344621648.4772329.912910883.727125152181399
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder5410772562951.812541.712975.0511161452
2022-23RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder756230.314.15.510.652.11.02.735.62.12.681.21.13.44.53.31.40.5
2023-24RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder717131.319.17.614.054.01.53.442.72.53.181.40.53.54.04.51.10.6
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder101037.718.77.516.046.91.53.938.52.22.781.51.35.56.85.41.70.5
2024-25RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder696932.421.68.216.948.41.84.936.53.44.378.90.94.55.45.11.60.7
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder161634.620.47.716.845.71.75.331.83.44.477.11.14.75.85.31.60.6
2025-26RegularLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder333328.417.16.613.548.40.72.329.93.33.983.70.83.84.65.51.20.3
PlayoffsLogo of the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder5421.414.45.811.251.81.02.441.71.82.475.01.02.23.22.81.00.4