Jaylen Williams isn’t letting his failed financial bonus get to him
« There is a lot of money at stake here. Like I said, I’ll start again somewhere else! », he smiles Jalen Williams thinking about half a million dollars on the table for the winner of the NBA Cup.
Amount previously interviewed by Thunder player defeat against Spurs – will not touch. Nothing more than the financial bonus he could aspire to thanks to the new contract he signed last summer. For the record, the OKC winger, who missed the start of the season with a wrist injury, is mathematically no longer able to reach the 65-game mark this season.
This odds that allows the player to be qualified for individual trophies at the end of the year. And further, to unlock certain bonuses present in contracts and conditional on obtaining these trophies. in his case, in extension at $240 million over five years, could rise to $287 million over five years depending on his performance.
“I’d play for free”
« I’ll find him elsewhere. So I don’t worry too much about it. But honestly, I thought that if I came back and played hurt, I was risking re-injuring my hand and ruining all the work that my team, our medical staff and I had done this summer. », says the person in question at the microphone, Rachel Nichols.
Therefore, there was no question of rushing back, with this bar of 65 games to play, if he was not physically fit. ” I will never be bitter about money. Either way, we can use him elsewhere, which will be even better for keeping our team together », he puts it into perspective.
Jaylen Williams, who comes from “ small school “, he had in any case ” never imagine » earn as much money as you do now. “ I don’t worry too much about it. For me, the goal is to win before money. I would play for free “, he even assures that he will conclude.
| Jalen Williams | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | OKC | 75 | 30:21 | 52.1 | 35.6 | 81.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | OKC | 71 | 31:19 | 54.0 | 42.7 | 81.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 69 | 32:25 | 48.4 | 36.5 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 21.6 |
| 2025-26 | OKC | 7 | 28:43 | 45.0 | 31.6 | 96.2 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 17.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-12-15 10:07:00
