The Oklahoma City Thunder see the second apron loom after issuing max extensions to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren. Though, Sam Presti dives into why that isn't as bad as it appears.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still enjoying one of the greatest seasons ever. He collected about every individual award you can win in one season. He was named the MVP, Conference Finals MVP, NBA Finals MVP and the scoring champion.

Finally, Holmgren rated a post featuring a fake 4th of July food plate. He gave the final post a seven out of 10, rounding off the set of ratings. Holmgren is clearly a fan of NBA Centel’s X activity and did not go lower than seven throughout.

At times, free throws have been used to slight the Thunder’s dominance. While the stats completely disprove the notion that Oklahoma City draws more fouls than

Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.