Kason Wallace's Extension Price Rises Above Peers
Front offices reportedly value the Thunder guard above fellow 2023 draftmates Anthony Black and Brandin Podziemski, with his extension seen in the $25-33m range.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the final year of his rookie contract with Oklahoma City this season, and the market has already made up its mind on him.
Wallace, taken 10th overall in the 2023 draft, helped the Thunder win the 2025 title and made the All-Defensive Team last season. Anthony Black (6th, Orlando) and Brandin Podziemski (19th, Golden State) remain unextended alongside him. According to Lowe, front offices around the league rate Wallace above both.
Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti has already had to part with Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Lu Dort this off-season, and Wallace's looming price tag adds to the squeeze on the champions' books.
None of the three has signed an extension yet, and Lowe's figures suggest Wallace's is set to be the most expensive of the three whenever the Thunder get to it.
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