NBA Finals and regular-season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a four-year, $28- million contract extension. How does it compare to NFL and MLB mega-deals?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has secured a historic payday. The Thunder superstar agreed to a four-year, $285 million supermax contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The contract has an average salary of $71.25 million each year, marking the richest-ever annual value for an NBA player.

MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder have agreed to a $285 million contract extension, the richest annual salary in NBA history.