How the Oklahoma City Thunder saved money – and whether they might have to save more

August 31st, 2018

The early days of NBA free agency saw the Oklahoma City Thunder go big early. In a move that was known to be happening long before it happened, they agreed to re-sign 2018 NBA All-Star Paul George to a four year maximum value contract, and within hours also agreed to re-sign key reserve forward Jerami Grant to a three year, $27.35 million deal.

This was both somewhat surprising and distinctly strong from a team that entered the offseason in …