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Strangely enough, the Phoenix Suns, the defending Western Conference champions, are flying under the radar to start the season. With the more star-studded squads beefing up their rosters, Chris Paul and company have been left quite unnoticed. But perhaps that’s exactly what they want. Since the arrival of Paul and coach Monty Williams, the Suns […]

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder will play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Thunder prediction and pick. The Warriors are trying to get back into the NBA title picture this season, while the Thunder are merely trying to get […]

It’s been around a week since the new season started and there’s already a lot of ground to cover for NBA card collectors. For starters, the Chicago Bulls look like legitimate contenders in the East while Stephen Curry doesn’t appear to have lost his touch these past few days. Of course, that’s just the tip […]

The Golden State Warriors will test their 3-0 record on Tuesday against a winless OKC Thunder squad in Oklahoma. For Dubs star Draymond Green, the trip to OKC has brought back a few fond memories from past encounters. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s past heroics were the first things that came to mind for Green, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the court Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, looking to bounce back from a late-game loss against the Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers held the Thunder at bay for the majority of the game and staved off a rally in the fourth quarter to win by a final score of 115-1o3. […]

Despite a rough offseason that saw their family go through a very personal matter, Stephen Curry and Seth Curry are doing quite well to start the NBA season. The Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers both won on Sunday night, with the sweet-shooting Curry brothers lighting it up for their respective teams. But this […]

It looks like the Ben Simmons story will have to take a backseat for the Philadelphia 76ers. Maybe at least for today. The Sixers visited the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. Late in the fourth quarter, with them comfortably ahead, star big man Joel Embiid chased down Thunder rookie Josh Giddey on a breakaway […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are only one game into their 2021-22 campaign, yet the franchise is already probably already looking at the 2022 NBA Draft. For all intents and purposes, the Thunder aren’t looking to stay competitive this season as they look to secure more ping pong balls for the lottery. In addition, they will […]

The big news of the offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers was their reluctance to extend guard Collin Sexton. The fourth-year guard saw several of his peers get massive new deals while his future in Cleveland remains unresolved. With an extension off the table, the Cavs keep open the possibility that Collin Sexton could be poached […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder should be the team to watch for in the future. It’s not just because they have a load of draft picks in the next coming years. It’s also because they have a set of really good and young players this season. Thunder fans themselves have their own fantasies regarding the team’s […]

The Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder kick off their 2021-2022 NBA season tonight. Utah features one of the best guards in the NBA in Donovan Mitchell. The Thunder feature one of the best defenders in the NBA Lu Dort. Quin Snyder, the Jazz coach was asked about the success that Lu Dort has […]

The 2021 NBA season is finally here. After a great first night of basketball, most of the rest of the teams are ready to get going and begin the regular season. To kick things off, the Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to take on the Utah Jazz. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series […]

The NBA Western Conference is habitually stiff, which leads to a handful of legitimately competitive teams missing the playoffs. At the moment, there are six teams in the conference that are rebuilding and/or trying to turn a corner with a young core. Those teams are the San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder might be in the midst of a rebuild this season, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be exciting moments. Case in point: Aleksej Pokuševski, who pulled off this Showtime-esque move in the preseason. Pokuševski channeled his inner Magic Johnson and did this beautiful combo sequence in the Thunder’s preseason game […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a treasure trove of young players and future draft picks. Regarding the former, the Thunder have the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Darius Bazley, Aleksej Pokusevski, Theo Maledon, Ty Jerome, Josh Giddey (he was selected with the sixth pick in the 2021 NBA Draft), Tre Mann (he was selected […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will not be great this season and it seems like they have accepted that. The Thunder have a plethora of picks, young players, and potential scenarios for the future. Right now, the focus is and will be for at least one more season after this one, the development of young guys. […]

Another NBA name has made the headlines for reasons related to COVID-19, but this one is a little more serious than the conspiracy theories of Kyrie Irving. Lazar Hayward, who was a teammate of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2012 NBA Finals run, was arrested on Monday. Hayward and a […]

The 2021-22 season hasn’t even started, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are probably already looking forward to the 2022 NBA draft. Heck, they might also have their sights set on the 2023 NBA Draft, where they can get four first-round picks and two second-round selections. Thunder GM Sam Presti has gone in the business of […]

There are few more violent fouls in the history of the NBA than that of Metta World Peace’s infamous elbow on the side of James Harden’s head during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Then with the Los Angeles Lakers, MWP (now known as Metta Sandiford-Artest) delivered one of the most brutal elbows you’ll ever see on […]

Oklahoma City Thunder fans still vividly recall their first game last season. At very least, they remember final possession. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the ball in his hands with the game on the line against the Charlotte Hornets. With the score dead even at 107 and just seconds remaining on the game clock, SGA made his […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are entering the new season without any immediate expectations of a winning record. The front office has been on a tear lately, getting first and second-round selections to build a massive haul of future draft assets. As always in the NBA, when rebuilding is the agenda of a franchise, the current […]

Steven Adams is now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. While he seems like a perfect fit for the grit and grind mentality they wish to embody over there, he admits there may still be lingering animosity from battles of yesteryear. The newest Grizzlies big man recently spoke candidly about his possible tarnished reputation in […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knows what he wants to accomplish in his NBA career, and he’s not settling for anything less. In an interview with GQ, SGA opened up about his three-year career so far after being drafted 11th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2018 to being traded to the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder did not have much success in the 2020-21 NBA season. After making the Playoffs in each of the five seasons prior to that and 10 times in the last eleven years, the squad went 22-50 last year, as they focused more on the evolution of their young guns. The leader of […]

Russell Westbrook is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Let that sink in.  If you told this to Lakers fans years ago, they would think that you’re crazy. Westbrook has spent all these years killing the Lakers with whatever team he was playing for. He’s almost at the end of his prime and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a big rebuild as they attempt to build their young core. They have traded away their stars over the past few seasons, acquiring numerous draft picks. Last season, the Thunder went 22-50, which put them 14th in the Western Conference. General manager Sam Presti has spent […]

James Harden and Russell Westbrook were teammates on both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, so they’re brothers for life. Westbrook just showed his love for Harden by getting the Brooklyn Nets star a sick Richard Mille watch for his 32nd birthday. Check it out: James Harden turns 32 today, and Russell Westbrook got […]

If you’re a basketball fanatic still stuck in limbo on which team to support, our suggestion is that today’s the day to hop on the Oklahoma City Thunder bandwagon. They have a promising future ahead of them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be tagged as their best player. Others such as Lu Dort, Aleksej Pokusevski, Darius Bazley, […]

After another productive NBA offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking as though they’re finally ready to start building toward playoff contention. In an always crowded Western Conference, the Thunder will undoubtedly have their work cut out for them next season, but with young studs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort leading the way, things are […]

Former Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard broke a five-month Instagram silence recently to give an update on his attempt to educate himself on the Jewish community. Leonard was traded from the Heat to the Oklahoma City Thunder (who immidately released him) for Trevor Ariza and and a 2027 second-round pick back in March after he […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has moved around the NBA quite a bit in his career. However, his most controversial one was arguably when he left the OKC Thunder in 2016 to link up with Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson on the Golden State Warriors. While he faced tons of backlash from Thunder […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder may have ended the 2020-21 season near the bottom of the Western Conference with a disappointing 22-50 record. However, it can’t be denied that the team still possesses one of the best young cores in the league as of the moment. In the 2021 NBA Draft, general manager Sam Presti added […]

Kemba Walker worked out a buyout agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder so he could go sign with the New York Knicks. It turns out Walker gave up a huge bag in order to go play for his hometown team, with the point guard giving back $20 million as part of the buyout. Here are […]

The New York Knicks finally hope to have an answer to their starting point guard questions. Pending a buyout from the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kemba Walker will be joining the New York Knicks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and […]

Dennis Schroder must feel like he’s in NBA purgatory as he waits to see what will happen in free agency after his season with the Los Angeles Lakers. With Russell Westbrook joining the fold, Schroder suddenly became more expendable. In the meantime, Schroder must be hitting the refresh button on his Twitter account to monitor […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now officially the Oklahoma City Thunder’s franchise player. After signing a massive five-year, $172 million rookie max extension, his place in OKC’s future plan feels all but unquestioned. The Thunder guard took to Instagram to send a subtle, yet obscenely sweet message to Oklahoma City after locking in his deal long-term. But […]

Despite recent rumors suggesting they are losing faith in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder shut them all down by committing to the young scorer. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder have agreed to a five-year, $172 million maximum rookie extension. The deal also includes a 30 percent escalator clause that […]

In years past, there have been several players who stole the show despite not being seen as a top NBA Draft prospect when they were selected. You’ve got guys like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Pascal Siakam, to name a few. This year, there are bound to be a couple of young studs who can […]

The Chicago Bulls are looking to retool their roster around Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, and that could involve moving restricted free agent Lauri Markkanen in a sign-and-trade deal. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports the Bulls are “open” to such a move, with the Minnesota Timberwolves named as a team to watch in these sweepstakes […]