Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million contract extension that will give him the largest annual average value salary in NBA history.

Per CBS Sports Research, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now the highest-paid player in the NBA by AAV, with his $71.3 million AAV now $7M richer than Joel Embiid's $64.3M. Jayson Tatum ($62.8M), Giannis Antetokounmpo ($58.5M) and Anthony Davis ($58.5M) round out the top five.

The promise came three years ago from Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti. It might have been overlooked for a couple of reasons.