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There might not be anyone in the NBA who is playing at a higher level than Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA stamped his class on the league yet again with his most recent effort, a 42-point, six-rebound, and seven-assist masterpiece in a 121-120 win over the Washington Wizards, which included a game-winning stepback […]

Everyone knew going into the 2022-23 NBA season that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a special player, but the Oklahoma City Thunder star is exceeding even the lofty expectations people have of him in the preseason. And he is doing it one insane performance after another. On Wednesday night, Gilgeous-Alexander capped yet another spectacular performance with a […]

When the Oklahoma City Thunder blew up their team at the conclusion of the 2019 season and shipped away Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers for a package headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a boatload of picks, the Thunder entered a lengthy rebuild in the hopes of nabbing a game-changer at the top of […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been one of the top rising stars in the NBA and with the Oklahoma City Thunder win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, he entered some rarified air. Gilgeous-Alexander’s 42 point outburst put him on pace to become only the second guard to average at least 30 points per game on less […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were locked in a tight contest with the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The Wizards took a two-point lead with 6.7 seconds to go after Bradley Beal nailed a tough midrange jumper over Luguentz Dort. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simply a man on a mission. Entering their final possession with 39 […]

Blake Griffin never entered the game for the Boston Celtics on Monday night, yet was still critical in the team’s comeback win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. His help didn’t come in the form of playing time, but rather a piece of advice he gave to Celtics point guard Marcus Smart. When Jayson Tatum was […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is establishing a name for himself without question. He recently drew impressive praise from Kyle Kuzma, who referred to Gilgeous-Alexander as a “top-5 guard” in the league right now, per Chase Hughes. This would place Shai Gilgeous-Alexander among high-profile superstars like Steph Curry and Luka Doncic. Although some people […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder failed to collect an upset win on the road against the Boston Celtics Monday, as they fell prey to Marcus Smart and company to the tune of a 126-122 score. The Thunder were competitive, though, against a perennial title contender in enemy territory, thanks in part to Aleksej Pokusevski coming up […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to take on the Boston Celtics in a Monday night NBA matchup at TD Garden in Boston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Thunder-Celtics prediction and pick, laid out below. Oklahoma City has gone 6-7 this season, following a […]

It looks like Chet Holmgren got even more excited to join the Oklahoma City Thunder after witnessing Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put on a show against the New York Knicks. On Sunday, both Giddey and SGA stepped up big time to power the Thunder to a 145-135 victory over the Knicks. Giddey had a […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau revealed the reason why All-Star forward RJ Barrett played just two minutes in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. “We just got behind by so much that we were just looking for life,” Thibodeau said. “The group that was in there gave us […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are far more competent this season than years of an ongoing rebuild suggest. Still, it’s hard to blame Madison Square Garden for its collective reaction to the New York Knicks’ porous defense against the underrated Thunder regardless. New York fell to Oklahoma City 145-135 in a Sunday matinee, prompting a chorus […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s name has come up in potential trade chatter recently with reports suggesting that he may be getting frustrated with the losing with the Oklahoma City Thunder. But according to Brandon Rahbar of The Daily Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander is looking forward to the future in Oklahoma City. SGA on this OKC squad: “I’m very excited […]

The tanking was expected to be gloriously blatant this season. What with Victor Wembanyama as the top prize in next year’s NBA draft, you were supposed to either be contenders or in a race to the bottom. Instead, the teams expected to pace the tanking party have been very visibly trying to win. The Utah […]

Since arriving with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2019, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has improved his output from year to year. In particular, SGA has come out of the gates hot during the 2022-23 season, averaging 31.6 points and 5.6 assists in his first ten games, his latest effort being a 39-point explosion against the Milwaukee Bucks. […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is him this season. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard did everything he could to push his team over the hump against a Milwaukee Bucks side that was without its top guns. That includes nearly winning the game in overtime with a clutch stepback triple that put the Thunder on top of 1 with less […]

For the first time this season, the Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a loss following their 117-97 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. They now look to get back to winning ways against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, but they will need to do so without two of their […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Paycom Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Bucks-Thunder prediction and pick, laid out below. Milwaukee has gone 9-1 to open their season, losing to […]

The Denver Nuggets (4-3) take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-3) on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Thunder prediction and pick. Denver is 4-3 but is coming off a tight loss to the Lakers. The Nuggets are 3-4 against the spread and four […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been putting up video game numbers to start off the new season. That’s why it’s fitting that he had a moment straight out of NBA 2K in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Tuesday win over the Orlando Magic. The 24-year-old was showered with MVP chants while he was taking free throws. Check out […]

Well, what do you know, amidst all the tanking talk, the Oklahoma City Thunder have moved to above. 500 on the season, improving to 4-3 after a comeback 116-108 victory over the Orlando Magic. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was excellent yet again, dropping 34 points and six dimes in the win. While the Thunder aren’t expected to […]

The Orlando Magic (1-6) face the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3) in a matchup of two of the NBA’s youngest teams. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Thunder prediction and pick. Orlando has had a rough start to the 2022-23 season with a 1-6 record. They’ve […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks seemed to have the game in hand as they held a huge lead over the Oklahoma City thunder with just over four minutes to go. A Christian Wood midrange jumper put the Mavs up 97-81 at the 4:14 mark, but it went all downhill from there as the Thunder […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Dallas Mavericks. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Thunder-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Oklahoma City Thunder do not have a fully healthy version of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. They have top draft pick Chet Holmgren out for the full season with an injury. Like a number of other […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (2-2) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-3) in a second consecutive matchup between the two teams. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Thunder prediction. The Clippers are 2-2 after Tuesday’s surprise loss to the Thunder. Los Angeles is 1-3 against the […]

John Wall and the Los Angeles Clippers went to Oklahoma City for a quick two-game road trip where they face the Thunder twice in three days before returning home. In the first of the two games, the Clippers got smacked by the Thunder, 108-94, without both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the lineup. Before […]

NBA players usually make sure to get up a little extra against the team that traded them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did that to a historic extent as his Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. SGA was a man possessed, posting a dream stat-line for all of his fantasy basketball owners. […]

This should give the Los Angeles Lakers hope. The Oklahoma City Thunder, despite shooting atrociously from behind the arc in Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at home still managed to pull off a 108-94 victory  — their first of the 2022-23 NBA season. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that Thunder victory […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Tuesday night NBA matchup at the Paycom Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Clippers-Thunder prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles has opened their season 2-1, winning the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Denver Nuggets. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Thunder-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets embody the wackiness of the first weeks of an NBA season. Every NBA season is usually volatile and weird in the opening weeks. Teams are settling into their seasons, gaining […]

Chet Holmgren is itching to play NBA basketball. That much is clear in the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie’s latest tweet. The NBA season kicked off on Tuesday, and after three days of non-stop action and wild moments, Holmgren couldn’t help but feel frustrated he isn’t with his Thunder teammates playing basketball. “I just wanna hoop,” […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder acquitted themselves well in Wednesday’s season-opener against the rebuilt Minnesota Timberwolves, falling 115-108 after entering the fourth quarter tied. Making the underdog Thunder’s performance all the more encouraging? They didn’t just do it without No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren, out for the season after suffering a Lisfranc injury to his […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in their NBA season opener. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Thunder-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Minnesota Timberwolves outplayed the Memphis Grizzlies in large portions of their first-round NBA playoff series last spring. The Timberwolves established huge leads in multiple games of that series […]

The luck of the Oklahoma City Thunder just did not got go their way in the offseason. The objective of this organization was to pile up on a plethora of future draft capital, and one reason is to draft a talent like Chet Holmgren. Unfortunately, Holmgren will miss the whole 2022-23 season because of a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a step towards finalizing their 2022-2023 opening day roster on Saturday with the addition of free-agent guard Isaiah Joe. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Thunder and Joe agreed to a multi-year deal. Joe had spent the previous two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers after they selected him […]

After taking Chet Holmgren no. 2 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, many might think that the Oklahoma City Thunder are done rebuilding and are now focusing on developing their young talents. That might not be the case at all because the team is also expected to make a run for French prospect Victor Wembanyama. […]

Detroit Pistons big man Marvin Bagley III suffered a scary-looking knee injury and had to be helped off the court during their preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game has barely started when Bagley suffered the setback. It was a non-contact injury, though, as Bagley accidentally slipped on the floor while positioning to […]

Chet Holmgren’s rookie campaign could not have taken a bigger blow after the young man was ruled out for the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to a brutal foot injury. However, there’s no denying that the entire Oklahoma City Thunder fanbase is rallying behind him right now. A nine-year-old kid recently sent Holmgren a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder surely pleased their fans with their haul coming out of the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder selected Chet Holmgren with the second overall pick, 15 years after the franchise drafted Kevin Durant in the same draft position. However, Thunder fans will have to wait for Holmgren’s debut after he suffered a […]