The Oklahoma City Thunder are loaded with young talent, but that can get expensive for the front office down the line.
Especially if the leader of that young talent could be staring at an exorbitant supermax extension.
ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst reported on the Thunder's situation Friday, noting the team is on track for the luxury tax. They added. "that's before the following season, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be starting a supermax extension that would begin at a staggering $72 million if current projections hold."
With that as the backdrop, Bontemps and Windhorst suggested any trade that happens before Thursday's deadline involving OKC "would have to be made with an eye toward the future, as the salaries for this burgeoning young core start to get wildly more expensive.