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On YouTubeOklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 15
How OKC Thunder Can Repeat as 2025-26 NBA Champions, Part Three: Playoff Performance
As the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder demonstrated to a tee, recent NBA championship teams have fulfilled three requirements. The Thunder earned home-court advantage throughout the playoffs with a dominant regular season, winning 68 games through a league-record +1,055 point differential.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 15
How Aaron Wiggins Can Continue To Improve
OKC Thunder forward Aaron Wiggins is no stranger to exceeding expectations. The No. 55 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft crafted himself a place in the rotation of the NBA champions.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 15
Ajay Mitchell, Nikola Topic to Battle for OKC Thunder Backup Spot
It’s hard to say the 2024-25 iteration of the Oklahoma City Thunder — a team that eventually went on to win an NBA championship in a seven-game series — had holes in its roster.
The '2024-25 NBA triple-doubles' quiz
43 different players recorded a triple-double in the 2024-25 NBA season. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 15
Why OKC Thunder’s Starting Five is the NBA’s Best
Oklahoma City needed all hands on deck for its magical Finals run. The franchise brought home its first NBA championship after a historic regular season and silenced every doubter along the way.
20 old school players who would have thrived in the modern NBA
Which former NBA players watch today's game and think to themselves, Man, I would have been awesome in today's game? Probably all of them. But how many of them are right?
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Fadeaway World / September 15
Mario Chalmers Reveals Why He Doesn't Want The Thunder To Win Back-To-Back Championships
The Oklahoma City Thunder established themselves as the best team in the league after winning the 2025 NBA championship. Coming off an inspired title run, their first in franchise history, the Thunder seem primed to win it again next year.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 14
How OKC Thunder Can Repeat as 2025-26 NBA Champions, Part Two: Playoff Health
The 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder set itself up for a championship run perfectly by winning 68 regular-season games, clinching the Western Conference's No.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 14
Why This Retired NBA Veteran Hopes OKC Thunder Don't Repeat as Champions
The NBA hasn't had a repeat champion since the Golden State Warriors won consecutive titles in 2017 and 2018. Since then. though, a different team has claimed the title each year, with the Oklahoma City Thunder becoming the most recent champions in June.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 13
How OKC Thunder Can Repeat as 2025-26 NBA Champions, Part One: Regular-Season Performance
This offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder sits in one of the most enviable positions a defending NBA champion has ever experienced. The most significant factor is what it has already accomplished.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 13
OKC Thunder's Jaylin Williams Could be in for Career Year
Oklahoma City is looking to compete for another championship next season, and one overlooked player could be massive. Last season, the Thunder secured their first NBA title, running out a double-big lineup of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein throughout the postseason.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 13
Who Gives OKC Thunder Its Best Chance at a Defensive Player of the Year Award?
Oklahoma City has built a machine of a team based on swarming defense and effort. Of course, there’s much more that goes into the Thunder’s dominance over the last two seasons — and last season specifically — but the Thunder’s defense was undeniably historic.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Last Word On Sports / September 13
Thunder EuroBasket 2025 Snubs Have Fuel for Bigger Season
Many NBA players are looking good in this year’s EuroBasket 2025. However, not all teams have representatives for said tournament. That includes defending NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 13
Who Is On the OKC Thunder Mount Rushmore?
Mount Rushmore is a sculpture of four United States Presidents carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is also a phrase commonly used to describe the four key players of an American sports franchise's history.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Last Word On Sports / September 13
Branden Carlson Contract on Focus for OKC Amidst Sorber Injury
With Thomas Sorber redshirting his first year in Oklahoma City, talks of a rotation overhaul are in place. While he is yet to suit up for the Thunder both in the Summer League and in the regular season, his absence matters a lot.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 12
OKC Thunder's Stress-Free Offseason a Rare Luxury in NBA
The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off their first NBA title, and that has resulted in some luxuries this offseason. Every season, the NBA will crown only one champion, but there is never any shortage of competitors looking to secure the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 12
Determining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Path to 2025-26 MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was not a household name entering the 2024-25 season, his seventh overall and sixth with Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 12
What to Expect From OKC Thunder Rising Star Chet Holmgren
Last season was a whirlwind for Chet Holmgren. After redshirting his true rookie season due to injury, he came back in 2023-24 to play all 82 games for the Oklahoma City Thunder to vault them into the No.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 12
Can Nikola Topic be the OKC Thunder's Next Touted Playmaker?
Oklahoma City isn't short of any playmakers coming off its first-ever title run. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could get it done for you, but throwing Jalen Williams in the mix too—you're all set.
Luguentz Dort News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 12
Does Lu Dort Have Another Leap in Store?
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Arizona State University, nothing has come easy for Thunder guard Luguentz Dort. Projected as an early-to-mid second-round pick in most mock drafts, Dort fell through the cracks and was a free agent after the draft's close.
Cason Wallace News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 11
NBA Analysts Eyes Cason Wallace for Team USA in 2028 Olympics
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the defending NBA Champions and eyeing a repeat with a roster that retains 99% of its players from a year ago. The long departure?
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / September 11
OKC Thunder Needs Another Successful Season for Multiple All-NBA Recipients
The 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder won 68 regular-season games with an NBA-record +1,055 point differential and was rewarded handsomely. Its three players who logged 2,000 or more total minutes each received at least one accolade.
NBA News / Hoops Rumors / September 10
Germany beats Luka Doncic, Slovenia to round out EuroBasket's final four
Germany overcame a second-half deficit and another scoring outburst by Luka Doncic to defeat Slovenia for a spot in the EuroBasket semifinals, writes Cesare Milanti of Eurohoops.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Last Word On Sports / September 6
Sorber Injury Puts Bigger Spotlight on Nikola Topic
Thomas Sorber‘s torn ACL is unfortunate news for OKC, but it also opens up a bigger run for Nikola Topic in his rookie season. Topic, who also happened to redshirt his first year with the team, is set to make his debut this time.
Thomas Sorber News / Hoops Rumors / September 5
Thunder rookie will miss season with torn ACL
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber has been diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee, which he sustained during an offseason workout on Thursday.
NBA News / Yardbarker / September 5
Why Clippers may never escape Kawhi Leonard, Paul George era
The Clippers went all in for Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. It looked like the kind of gamble a franchise has to take if it wants to escape decades of irrelevance. Years later, the reality is brutal.
Kawhi Leonard News / Yardbarker / September 4
Potential Clippers penalty could create a free-agent frenzy
The NBA is investigating the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap. If the league finds the Clippers were complicit in the illegal dealings, the punishment could create a free-agent frenzy.
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