The Oklahoma City Thunder enter a night of sharp contrast against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Thunder owns the NBA’s best record at 37–10, while the Pelicans sits at the bottom of the West at 12–36.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Milwaukee Bucks had a dramatic night in their last encounter. The Thunder dominated the game and sealed a seamless 122-102 win.
OKC has a couple of additions to the injury report after the Golden State game, with Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe both listed as questionable with knee soreness.
Right now, Jamal Murray is standing alone. With injuries wiping out the rest of Denver’s usual starting five, Murray is the lone regular still available, and he knows exactly what that means for both him and the Nuggets.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Ahead by two (102-100) with 2:13 left to play in a 112-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder starter Lu Dort missed a three that would have given his team a five-point lead.
Oklahoma City is dealing with its first batch of adversity this year, and at 25-3, this could be what the Thunder needed. On paper, the Western Conference looked like a juggernaut — it was only a matter of time before the Thunder had to figure a few things out.
Cason Wallace played a pivotal role in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 122-101 blowout home win against the Los Angeles Clippers, despite his modest statistical line.
If Victor Wembanyama's flexing after getting fouled told you one thing, it's that the Spurs believe they're ready to hang with the big boys. If you saw how Wembanyama got to the point he was flexing, it also told you that Cason Wallace simply fouled him without giving Wembanyama the chance of an and-one.
Most NBA observers agree, the Oklahoma City Thunder have not only one of the best defenses in the NBA, but one of the best in recent memory. OKC's defense led the team to 68 regular season wins and an NBA title in 2024-25 in spite of a lackluster shooting performance in the playoffs.
Cason Wallace has quickly become one of the premier defensive guards in the NBA and has been a pivotal part of one of the best defensive teams of all time: the 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder.
After Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace earned the Western Conference’s Defensive Player of the Month for October and November, All-Star Jalen Williams revealed how he helped the third-year guard improve his defense.
Oklahoma City has the best defense in the NBA, and one of its backcourt stoppers should be getting more attention. Over the past few weeks, the Thunder have gone from a defending champion seemingly on the verge of a dynasty to a 21-1 unstoppable force with no end in sight.
The Cason Wallace DPOY hype is getting more traction after the Thunder guard was named the Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month. Wallace is seeing a bigger spotlight in his games as he continues to put up massive defensive performances in his games.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for October/November, while Thunder guard Cason Wallace won the award for the Western Conference, according to an announcement from the NBA (Twitter link).
With a lot of injuries to its key players, Oklahoma City is now unlocking more of its deeper bench. The team’s short rotation is forcing their hand, and yet they are winning.
It’s easy to forget how young this Thunder roster still is after they won an NBA championship a season ago. The rotation is scattered with players that are still improving, though, and will certainly get better over time.
In the Oklahoma City Thunder's 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards Thursday, Oct. 30, at Paycom Center, Cason Wallace excelled on both ends. The 2023 lottery pick stepped up in the absence of stars Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, scoring 12 points on two three-pointers and assisting on three buckets on offense.
Under the lights at the Paycom Center, Thunder fans of past and present were able to bask in its first-ever recognition of an NBA championship ring ceremony on Wednesday night.
When you think of the Oklahoma City Thunder's Cason Wallace, you think of a young, relatively quiet, humble, defensive dog. You wouldn't notice it by his face.
At 21 years old, Cason Wallace is already a key contributor to an Oklahoma City Thunder championship team. Wallace is already an outstanding perimeter defender, using his quick hands and long arms like few other guards can.
The Minnesota Timberwolves scored their fewest points in any quarter this season in the first quarter of Game 5. Then Cason Wallace made it worse with a buzzer-beater.
The Bruce Bowen-led Spurs and Tony Allen-led Grizzlies are the best perimeter-defending units of the 21st century. It's time to include the current iteration of the Thunder in that class.