Official NBA All-Defensive Team announcements

Alex Caruso, Two-Time NBA All-Defensive Team Guard, Signs Four-Year, $81 Million Extension with Thunder Through 2028-29

Dec 22, 2024, 11:18 PM

Alex Caruso has signed a four-year, $81 million contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, as confirmed by his agent Greg Lawrence of Wasserman and reported by multiple sources. The deal secures Caruso, a two-time NBA All-Defensive Team guard, with the Thunder through the 2028-29 season, keeping him out of free agency. Caruso is recognized as one of the NBA's elite perimeter defenders, ranking in the top five in several defensive metrics, including deflections and field-goal percentage allowed as a contesting defender. This contract extension is seen as a strategic move by the Thunder's front office to bolster their long-term competitiveness in the league.