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The Oklahoma City Thunder finally got some luck from the NBA lottery gods this season, landing the second pick in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. Thunder GM Sam Presti has focused on hoarding draft picks like they’re the most valuable resource on earth over the past couple of seasons. Now in the process of turning […]

The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery just concluded with the Orlando Magic winning the top pick. There is just a little over a month remaining before the draft, which is enough time for teams to strategize their selections. In this post we’ll discuss 2022 NBA Draft Lottery winners. In fact, we’ll also discuss 2022 NBA Draft […]

Remember Derrick Favors? Well, he’s set to make $10.2 million in the 2022-23 NBA season. The Oklahoma City Thunder veteran has decided to exercise his player option, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Favors only appeared in 39 games for the Thunder last season, averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 16.7 […]

The fault-finding has officially begun for the Sixers after they saw their season come to an end on Thursday night courtesy of the Miami Heat. Apparently, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey has been waiting for this moment for a very long time. The Thunder youngster took to TikTok shortly after the Sixers were eliminated […]

It’s not preposterous to say that the Russell Westbrook Experiment failed miserably for the Los Angeles Lakers. His fit with the team was like DJ Khaled wearing skinny jeans. Unfortunately for Westbrook, he has been viewed as the scapegoat once again despite playing 78 out of 82 games for the Lakers. His erratic play is […]

Kevin Durant has played in Oklahoma City, the Bay Area, and now New York. And KD may not feel he got as much attention in OKC as he now gets in NYC, but dominating with his playmaking is old hat for the Brooklyn Nets superstar if you ask him. In the final game of the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a slew of draft picks in the coming years, and it has been a slow rebuilding process for the squad after the departures of Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, and Paul George over the past seasons. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, and Lu Dort are some of the names who will likely […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are building for the future with young talent and draft picks. While the young players have performed well, adding a few free agents could help grow the core. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the star of the team, who had another great season before going down with an injury. He averaged a career-high […]

Much has been made about Kevin Durant getting his jersey retired — both by the Oklahoma City Thunder and by the Golden State Warriors. Draymond Green has now chimed in on the debate and in his mind, it is clear which side he is taking here. In a recent interview on CBS Sports Radio, Green […]

If you haven’t caught on quite yet, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a rebuild. A long rebuild, in fact: the team is currently made up of young talent and undeveloped prospects looking to make it to the league. Sam Presti is looking at the long-term game here, as he’ll try to […]

Aleksej Pokusevski recorded his first career triple-double on Sunday night against the league’s best team, the Phoenix Suns. Making things even better, it looked like the Oklahoma City Thunder youngster channeled Michael Jordan in the game. Pokusevski was questionable heading to the showdown because of an illness, and according to Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, […]

The Phoenix Suns have been coasting through the regular season, with and without their All-Star point guard Chris Paul. On Sunday night, the Suns traveled to Oklahoma City to face Paul’s former team. Paul, who has always spoken kindly about his former team and the city, illustrated a truly kind gesture that Thunder fans will […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant isn’t afraid to speak his mind. His most recent eye-opening comments involved his former teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors. The superstar made it clear that he is expecting both teams to retire his jersey once he retires from the NBA. Neither team addressed Durant’s bold statement, […]

The Detroit Pistons will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Thunder prediction and pick. Unfortunately for both of these teams, neither has much at stake in this game. The Pistons are fighting for the worst record in the NBA instead of a […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is undoubtedly one of the best players in the NBA. Always one of the league’s best scorers, Durant has evolved as both a defender and a winner throughout his stops with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors. However, he has also been the target of harsh criticisms, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially in tank mode. With Josh Giddey and Lu Dort out for the season due to injuries, the team is also shutting down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in their remaining games. Head coach Mark Daigneault confirmed the decision ahead of their showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, per NBA insider […]

He may not be in contention for this season’s Rookie of the Year award but there is no doubt that Josh Giddey had a tremendous debut campaign with the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. Giddey has been out of action for more than a month now due to a lingering hip injury and as it […]

It’s the final Saturday of March people! With Easter quickly approaching and the NBA regular season coming to a close, the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the Mile High City to battle it out with their division rivals in the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a sneak peek at our NBA odds series, which will include our […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Tre Mann just came out with the best performance of his career on Monday night in a 132-123 loss against the Boston Celtics. The 21-year-old dropped a team-high 35 points against Jayson Tatum and Co. as Mann set the new franchise record for most points by a rookie. Not even Kevin […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Arena on Sunday night. Both teams were all set to go. Both teams were pumped up to take the floor. Both teams were looking to improve on their win-loss record. Both teams were also wearing white jerseys. As they say, not everything is black […]

When Panini sent Tre Mann his basketball cards for him to sign, he never thought that it would be insanely stacked. While that has been the way it works between sports card companies and the athletes themselves, it’s always the first time that seems to be the most surprising, especially for this young Oklahoma City […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Timberwolves prediction and pick. OKC is coming off a bad loss to the Milwaukee Bucks last time out 142-115. There was nothing OKC could do in that game s they have lost three […]

It won’t be long now until Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joins the pantheon of the league’s greats. Not longer than his name, for sure. On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, 142-115, but SGA made sure that he went down fighting. SGA once again carried the torch for the Thunder, finishing with […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Thunder prediction and pick. Both of these teams have performed about as everyone expected them to. After a title run, the Bucks have maintained their status as an elite team in […]

As the date of the 2022 NBA Draft gets closer, teams that have been tanking this season are starting to have an eye towards the ping pong balls. One of these teams is the Oklahoma City Thunder. After trading away a ton of their players, the Thunder have their own pick, the Clippers pick, and […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson got the best of Los Angeles Lakers counterpart Russell Westbrook this past week, and their beef was reignited as the Clippers blew out the Lakers to complete a season sweep. The two went at each other in the second half, with Jackson dishing out some trash talk as he […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey has missed the team’s last four games due to a hip injury, and by the looks of it, he’s nowhere close to returning. Head coach Mark Daigneault revealed as much in his talk with the media after Saturday’s practice, noting that it will be a “couple of weeks” before […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Thunder prediction and pick. The Timberwolves have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. They entered this year with low expectations, but Minnesota has earned an […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s stock in the card market has taken a backseat lately. At some point during the past few years, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s franchise player was seen as a sleeper hit with a lot of potential, both on the court and in the hobby. While that can’t be denied, OKC’s decision to rebuild after […]

The NBA regular season is back in full swing and continues with games on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder will hit the road and take on the Denver Nuggets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Nuggets prediction and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new […]

The NBA regular season is in full swing and continues with games on Monday. The Sacramento Kings will hit the road and take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Thunder prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar seasons so far, though for very […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just returned from an ankle injury that kept him out for almost a month and he’s already balling out at an All-Star level. SGA dropped 32 points in his first game against the NBA-best Phoenix Suns then followed that up with a 36-point performance on Friday night versus the […]

With a ton of uncertainty surrounding Zion Williamson’s future with the New Orleans Pelicans, it’s become more apparent that his tenure in the Big Easy could be winding down sooner than expected. After being sidelined all season with a nagging injury and becoming more distant from the team, it’s led many to believe that Zion […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ are waiting patiently to get Zion Williamson back on the court. Their hopes of becoming a good team with Williamson as their leader are becoming grimmer and grimmer. They may have to be brutally honest and realize that it might not work out. Although the Pelicans are in no position where […]

The NBA continues Friday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Indiana Pacers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Pacers prediction and pick. The Thunder are coming off a 20-point loss to the Phoenix Suns last night, It wasn’t the greatest of games for the Thunder but they were […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the NBA’s top team the Phoenix Suns tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Thunder prediction and pick. The Phoenix Suns are ready to start the second half of the season on the same path they have been on since the beginning. They are (48-10) this […]

The second half officially kicks off on Thursday for the OKC Thunder as they prepare for a tough matchup at home against the NBA-best Phoenix Suns. The Thunder have been without their franchise star Shai-Gilgeous Alexander for 10 games due to an ankle sprain. That being said, is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing vs Suns? Is Shai […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard joined Draymond Green on his podcast for a full hour. They discussed a range of topics. At one point, Lillard references the fact that he has not played with an All-Star since early in his career. That prompted the obvious question from Green. Do you think that’s […]

It has been nearly a month since the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to an ankle injury. It is now being reported, however, that the 23-year-old is now set to return to action for the Thunder. OKC head coach Mark Daigneault confirmed on Wednesday that SGA has recovered from his right ankle sprain and […]