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The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the 2025-26 season as the defending NBA champions, coming off a historic 68-win campaign that culminated in their first title since relocating to Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fresh off capturing MVP, Finals MVP, and the scoring title in the same season, stands as the cornerstone of a championship-caliber roster built […]

Ahead of defending the 2025 NBA title, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reflected on his goals that go beyond winning his first championship. Will the Thunder repeat? That’s the question heading into the 2025-26 season. GM Sam Presti prioritizes growth over dynasty talk, as improving while defending a title has been the focus. Amidst […]

As Oklahoma City Thunder training camp winds down ahead of its first preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sees vast improvements from Chet Holmgren and his teammates. Head coach Mark Daigneault says improvement is necessary for the Thunder ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, and Gilgeous-Alexander admits that’s what he sees […]

Three of Oklahoma City Thunder’s last four first-round picks have suffered from a season-ending injury before their rookie campaign, including this year’s 15th overall pick, Thomas Sorber, whom head coach Mark Daigneault discussed. Sorber sustained a torn ACL before training camp, the same injury that sidelined the Thunder’s 2024 first-round pick, Nikola Topic. Heading into […]

From the outset of the 2025-26 season, improvement has been an underlying theme for head coach Mark Daigneault in Oklahoma City Thunder training camp, in preparation for the competition that awaits a defending champion. As the youngest team in the league, growth remains a priority, as veteran Alex Caruso reminded reporters of the two Game […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the NBA players featured in season 2 of Netflix’s “Starting 5,” which released a clip of the league’s MVP proclaiming his on-court abilities. He used five “verys” to emphasize his point. After Gilgeous-Alexander commended Jalen Williams’ postseason and Finals play at Media Day on Monday, a […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren can relate to the excitement that flowing through Nikola Topic after missing a rookie campaign due to injury. Holmgren offered advice to rookie Thomas Sorber, who’s embarking on his return from a torn ACL, while Topic, coming off his first summer league, is diving head first […]

Oklahoma City Thunder first-round pick Thomas Sorber’s rookie season came to an end before it even began, which is the kind of start to an NBA career that Chet Holmgren, who suffered an offseason foot injury before his rookie season, can relate to. Chet reached out, as Thunder GM Sam Presti predicted Holmgren would speak […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder veteran Alex Caruso knows the difficulty that comes with defending an NBA title. The two-time champion is the only member of the 2025 championship team whose lived it. Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams pointed toward bigger goals beyond 2025, ready to move on from last year’s historic campaign that resulted […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — While an NBA champion and a life-changing max contract extension add a “very nice” touch ahead of Year 4, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams is pursuing greatness. The championship window is wide open for the Thunder. Williams agreed to a five-year, $287 million extension over the summer, joining MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced veteran forward Kenrich Williams underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. There’s no timetable set for his return at this time. However, in many ways, Williams has embodied the Thunder’s winning culture over the years, which led to Oklahoma City capturing its first NBA title. Williams […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — As Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams inches closer to a full recovery from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander commended his teammates’ battle through adversity. After winning the 2025 NBA Finals, Williams revealed playing through a broken right wrist. Gilgeous-Alexander addressed Jalen’s postseason approach […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chapter 18 has yet to be written — it’s a clean slate, as Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti emphasized toward the end of his annual preseason address. After the franchise’s 17-year pursuit of an NBA championship came to an end in 2024-25, Presti sees the benefits for the champion Thunder, as […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder is the second-youngest championship team in NBA Finals history. The association’s youngest champs in over 40 years is a testament to a competitive Western Conference, according to GM Sam Presti ahead of the defending champion’s 2025-26 campaign. Now, Presti believes that the same competitive conference can push Oklahoma City to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti addressed many topics throughout his two-hour preseason press conference, including a strong reaction to first-round pick Thomas Sorber’s season-ending injury. Presti knew that investing $822 million in his core three players was a no-brainer given their championship run. He also knows someone like Chet Holmgren, who […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on top the NBA world right now after having won their first championship in the Thunder era. With contract extensions given out this offseason to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, the Thunder ensured they have their title core together for at least the next few seasons. But with […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder signed Branden Carlson to a two-way deal, which they announced on Friday. The Thunder’s second-round pick in this year’s draft — Brooks Barnhizer — occupies their second two-way slot, while the third remains vacant ahead of training camp. Carlson joined the Thunder last season after Chet Holmgren suffered a hip injury […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti addressed the $822 million commitment he made to All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren over the summer. After signing all three to max extensions following their first title, Presti sees plenty of room for growth in his core players, and why wouldn’t he? Williams […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s easy to forget that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren played in only 32 regular-season games before last year’s historic postseason run, which culminated in winning the 2025 NBA Finals. Ahead of his fourth season, Holmgren improved his jump shot over the summer, which is one of the many attributes he […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — New season, new approach for the 2025 champion Oklahoma City Thunder, as its GM Sam Presti looks ahead to the 2025-26 campaign. Among NBA GMs, the Thunder is the overwhelming favorite to repeat as champions this upcoming season. Still, Presti spent the better half of his annual preseason press conference, which lasted […]

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have turned many into believers to become the NBA’s first back-to-back champs since the Golden State Warriors. Amid a trend that seemingly repeats itself at least once every decade, Oklahoma City earned the benefit of the doubt in a new NBA preseason survery conducted annually by ESPN. While the […]

After a rematch between Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic came down to the wire for MVP, the two candidates are projected to face off a third time in 2025-26. Coming off of finishing runner-up against the three-time MVP, Gilgeous-Alexander beat Jokic with 71 first-place votes to The Joker’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder used one of the deepest rotations in the NBA to secure the franchise’s first championship. With the start of the 2025-26 regular season on the horizon, the Thunder are favored to go back-to-back. Thanks to the addition of Nikola Topic to a crowded bench mob featuring Isaiah Joe and Cason Wallace, […]

Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder’s journey to becoming champions, All-Star Jalen Williams heard the narrative surrounding the second-youngest team to ever win the NBA Finals. Williams said the Thunder didn’t need veterans to win it all. While new additions such as Alex Caruso, 31, the team’s elderly statesman, and Isaiah Hartenstein, 27, were the finishing […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the 2025-26 season with the rare blend of stability and hunger that only a defending champion can carry. Last year, they climbed the mountain and shocked the basketball world, proving that their years of meticulous rebuilding under Sam Presti were no accident. Yet, as every dynasty contender learns quickly, winning […]

Heavy lies the crown, as the adage goes. That couldn’t be truer for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder. As they prepare for their title defense in the upcoming season, the pressure will only mount. Gilgeous-Alexander, in particular, will be under intense scrutiny after leading the Thunder to the crown last […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams has come a long way from a three-star recruit to an NBA champion who’s the heart and soul of the second-youngest team to ever win a title. After undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, Williams revealed he’s close to making a full recovery. Then, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams took a significant step in his rehab from a torn wrist injury. After Williams revealed playing with a torn ligament in his right wrist throughout the Thunder’s championship postseason run, he underwent surgery during the offseason. Jalen was seen wearing the brace at various events throughout the summer until […]

Oklahoma City Thunder franchise star, reigning MVP, and reigning NBA Champion Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has taken the league by storm over the last few years. Combining his smooth play on the court with arguably the NBA’s best style off the court, it comes as no surprise that the Canadian-native is the current face of the league. […]

After a prolific season that ended with him being crowned as a 2025 NBA Finals MVP, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also earned the “free-throw merchant” moniker, which earned an interesting response from Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green. It’s the price one pays for ascending to become the new face of the NBA. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to turn their attention away from the 2025 championship they just won and toward the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, which is slated to begin in a month and a half. The Thunder are returning almost the exact same roster from last year that bulldozed through the Western Conference playoffs […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie center Thomas Sorber will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season after suffering a torn right ACL during an offseason workout, the team announced Friday afternoon. Sorber was drafted 15th overall by the Thunder in June’s draft as a young building block for the future of the team’s frontcourt alongside Chet Holmgren. […]

The Brooklyn Nets continued a busy offseason on Friday by making a significant hire within their front office. According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the team has hired Acie Law as Director of Player Personnel. Law has served as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Director of Amateur Scouting since 2022 and won a championship with the team […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams called out ESPN’s Stephen A Smith, he addressed NIL’s impact on collegiate athletes in the same interview. When the topic was mentioned, Williams jokingly expressed frustration for narrowly missing out on the opportunity after entering the NBA in 2022. However, after Jalen signed a five-year extension worth $287 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander officially launched his signature shoe on Thursday, kicking things off with a hands-on release in Toronto. While the day started in Canada, it ended for Gilgeous-Alexander in New York City at a taping of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where Gilgeous-Alexander dropped some news regarding his shoes. Shai […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to turn their attention away from the championship they won to cap off the 2024-25 season and toward the upcoming 2025-26 campaign, in which they will begin their quest for a repeat. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has had a pretty OK summer, winning the Finals MVP award and signing a contract […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn’t the vocal, in-your-face, trash-talking kind of leader, but still a champion nonetheless, coming off a campaign where he won the scoring title, MVP, and drew LeBron James comparisons. Hall of Fame forward and analyst Charles Barkley called Gilgeous-Alexander a “nice guy” while comparing Gilgeous-Alexander’s approach to James. However, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are still basking in the glow of their recent NBA championship, which they won in seven games over the Indiana Pacers. Finals MVP, as well as the league MVP, both went to superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has staked a claim as one of the best players of his generation over the […]

Hall of Fame forward and NBA analyst Charles Barkley says Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault made a critical mistake that nearly cost him the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. After sticking with his double-big lineup, featuring Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, throughout the Thunder’s playoff run, coach Daigneault changed his starting […]