Recently, Jalen Williams said in an interview that the goal of the Thunder players is not to get more exposure or big contracts, but to really become a great team.

Jalen Williams said, "We don't play for more TV coverage or contracts. It may sound dramatic, but we're all about greatness," said Jalen Williams. We're going after something that the team has never achieved before, and that's what drives us to play, and I think that's what makes us so special as a team."

"Of course the contract I just signed is great, I'm so lucky to get it and it's really changed the course of my family's life. Obviously the championship is what I'm striving for, but last season's championship is in the past. The wrist surgery was good for me to get my feet on the ground, focus on the game and forget about the championship and everything else because everyone is competing so hard."