Right, OKC is probably 1.5 seasons out, but they won't be able to keep the band together, either. Nobody can under this CBA.
I think that's the case with every good team. I'm not an expert on the CBA aprons but I do know the days of 3 max guys are over. Stars can still get as much as they were getting before but the max is higher. Long term winning likely means 2 or 3 guys taking below max (still in the $40-$50M range, mind you) and then supplementing them with other players. Will guys forego a max money deal to do that? We'll see. My guess is some will and some won't. You'll still have guys like Dame that take a max deal and then complain they can't win.
As for OKC, they'll keep their core 3-4. (Hartenstein might be included in that. He's a perfect mix for them.) SGA will get the most and Jalen and Chet will get a little less. I can definitely see SGA taking less to keep better players. All that dude cares about is basketball and winning to the point he's boring. I could never see him schlepping away on some 40 win team just for more money. Past those 4, they have a really good and young roster on some very team favorable contracts. They'll likely keep a few of them but they're all great trade assets combined with the 95 draft picks they have in the next few years. My guess is they trade most of those guys at some point and eventually replace everyone with high draft picks. They young player they have with the biggest upside is probably Cason Wallace. Dude is a legit elite wing defender, defends 3 positions, good but still improving shooter. He'll never get the points on this OKC team but he could easily be a borderline All Star on a lesser team. It'll be interesting to see what they do with him.