CHET HOLMGREN AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER ... The Thunder grew from upstarts to champions in the blink of an eye. Now, their stars' bank accounts are growing, too. Chet Holmgren agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie extension worth up to $250 million.

Thunder fans woke up to some excellent news this morning when it was reported that the OKC front office and center Chet Holmgren, an integral piece of the team's NBA title run, had agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension to keep the 23-year-old locked up in Oklahoma City for the foreseeable future.

Indiana lost center Myles Turner in free agency, who agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with the Bucks. Huff joins a depth chart at center that currently includes Tony Bradley. Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman, both returning from a torn Achilles, are free agents, as is Thomas Bryant from last season's roster.

Before his monster $250 million contract extension, the Oklahoma City Thunder star was hilariously picking on a kid who tried to defend him one-on-one.

An Oregon judge on Wednesday sentenced former NBA player Ben McLemore to more than eight years in prison, a week after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman in 2021.