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• Thunder’s offseason plan for Chet Holmgren after ‘awful series’ against Spurs

The Thunder "believe in Chet Holmgren" -- even if some others don't....2026
• Thunder’s offseason plan for Chet Holmgren after ‘awful series’ against Spurs

The Thunder "believe in Chet Holmgren" -- even if some others don't....2026
• Thunder offseason outlook: Yes, they have a big Chet Holmgren problem
OKC didn't complete its mission this season, and a lot of that falls on the narrow shoulders of one of its core players....2026
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Expected To Urge Thunder To Keep Luguentz Dort

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plans to privately urge Oklahoma City Thunder management to retain Luguentz Dort this offseason, sources familiar with his thinking told ESPN, even as the franchise's rapidly escalating payroll makes every roster decision more financially fraught. Dort, who shares the distinction of being the longest-tenured Thunder player alongside Gilgeous-Alexander, holds a team option o...2026
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• Isaiah Hartenstein Expected To Remain With Thunder Next Season

Isaiah Hartenstein is widely expected to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder next season, with both team and league sources anticipating the two sides will find a path to keeping him together even as the franchise confronts a mounting financial burden. Hartenstein carries a team option of $28.5 million for 2026-27. Whether Oklahoma City picks up that option outright or restructures the deal into...2026
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• Alex Caruso Considered Firm Part Of Thunder Long-Term Core

Alex Caruso has cemented himself as a permanent fixture in long-term plans, with league sources identifying the veteran guard as an untouchable piece of the Thunder's core even as the franchise braces for a dramatic payroll surge in the coming seasons. Caruso, entering the second year of a four-year, $81 million extension, reinforced his value throughout the Thunder's playoff run in both leadersh...2026
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• How To Watch Lakers Vs Thunder West Semifinals Game 4: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions

How to watch Thunder vs. Lakers Game 4 Tonight's Game 4 will be broadcast on Prime Video. Category Details Date Monday, May 11, 2026 Tip-Off Time 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT Live Stream Prime Video Venue Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA The Oklahoma City Thunder stand on the precipice of a sweep as they prepare for Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers this Monday, May 11. Following a ...2026
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• Thunder Notes: Holmgren, Hartenstein, McCain, Mitchell
The Thunder’s big man combination of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein didn’t get off to a promising start, writes Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. OKC added Hartenstein in free agency in the summer of 2024 after being badly outrebounded by Dallas in the conference semifinals. but because of injuries to both players, they weren’t able […]...2026
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• Jarred Vanderbilt Dislocates Pinky During Game 1 Loss To Thunder

Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a full dislocation of his right pinkie during the Los Angeles Lakers' 108-90 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 on Tuesday night, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN. Vanderbilt suffered the injury when he hit the backboard after attempting to block a Chet Holmgren dunk. Vanderbilt screamed in pain, prompting the Lakers to call a timeout. "He's in as good of spi...2026
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• How To Watch Suns Vs Thunder Playoff Game: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions

The 2026 NBA Playoffs officially tip off this Sunday, April 19, as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns for Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. The Thunder (64-18) enter the postseason as the #1 seed with the best record in the entire NBA, while the Suns (47-35) secured the final playoff spot by eliminating the Golden State Warriors in the Play-In tournament. Catch the opening...2026
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• How To Watch Suns Vs Thunder, Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions

The 2025-26 NBA regular season concludes this Sunday, April 12, as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City (64-17) enters the finale as the undisputed No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, having put together one of the most dominant campaigns in franchise history. Phoenix (44-37), currently battling for a more favorable Play-In seeding, looks to pull off a ...2026
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• Northwest Notes: Thunder, Nuggets, THJ, Sharpe, Krejci, Edwards
After clinching the No. 1 seed and the NBA’s best record on Wednesday, the Thunder won’t exactly be going all out to win Friday’s matchup with Denver. They’ve ruled out 10 players, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right oblique injury management), Chet Holmgren (low back spasms), Jalen Williams (right hamstring injury management), and Cason Wallace (left great […]...2026
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• How To Watch Thunder Vs Nuggets, Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions

The NBA regular season reaches a fever pitch this Friday, April 10, as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the Mile High City to face the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Oklahoma City (63-16) enters the night as the undisputed top seed in the Western Conference, riding a multi-game winning streak and looking to sweep the season series against their rivals. On the other side, the Nuggets (51-2...2026
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• How To Watch Thunder Vs Clippers, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds

The NBA regular season reaches a peak this Wednesday, April 8, as the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the LA Clippers at the Intuit Dome. Oklahoma City (63-16) enters tonight as the undisputed top seed in the Western Conference, currently on a six-game winning streak and looking to sharpen their form before the playoffs begin. On the other side, the Clippers (41-38) are looking to solidify thei...2026
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to easy 123-87 win over injury-depleted Lakers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Joe hit six 3-pointers in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-87 victory over the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Jared McCain scored 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the NBA-leading Thunder, who swept the season series against the Lakers with their sixth straight victory and 18th in ...2026
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• How To Watch Thunder Vs Lakers, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds

The NBA regular season reaches a peak this Tuesday, April 7, as the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Oklahoma City (62-16) enters tonight as the top seed in the Western Conference, currently on a five-game winning streak and looking to finalize their home-court advantage throughout the postseason. On the other side, the Lakers (50-28) are fighting to m...2026
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Instead of getting the young Thunder facing a squad of future Hall of Famers, it got Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren dominating Pat Spencer and Brandin Podziemski."

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"The NBA is investigating a March 7 game in which the Thunder rested starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Luguentz Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein as well as Cason Wallace."

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"Thunder star Chet Holmgren exited with a right hip injury Sunday against the Warriors."

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"said that when the Thunder selected Chet Holmgren instead, Smith Jr."

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"It’s something a little more concerning […] The post Doctor Fears Anthony Davis Could Have Same Injury As Chet Holmgren appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"2022 NBA Mock Draft: Paolo Banchero to Thunder, Chet Holmgren to Magic among way-too-early projections"

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"Two of the country’s top prospects in Emoni Bates and Chet Holmgren had a showdown for the ages on Thursday in what was one of the most watched high school basketball games of recent memory."

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"RELATED: 7-Foot […] The post Chet Holmgren OFF THE BACKBOARD + Jalen Suggs WINDMILL!"

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Expected To Urge Thunder To Keep Luguentz Dort
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• Isaiah Hartenstein Expected To Remain With Thunder Next Season
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• Alex Caruso Considered Firm Part Of Thunder Long-Term Core
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• Kendrick Perkins Sounds Off on Chet Holmgren After Playoff Exit
Chet Holmgren entered the Western Conference Finals as one of the key pillars of Oklahoma City’s future. But after the Thunder fell short against the Spurs, criticism surrounding the young big man started getting louder, and Kendrick Perkins didn’t hold back. “I would trade him before the draft,” Perkins said on ESPN’s First Take. “And […] The post Kendrick Perkins Sounds Off on Chet Holmgre...2026
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• Thunder Notes: Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic, Chet Holmgren

The Thunder have rewarded several core players with contract extensions in recent years. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Cason Wallace could be next. The 22-year-old guard emerged as one of the NBA’s premier perimeter defenders this season, earning All-Defensive honors for the first time. Wallace led the league in steals and consistently frustrated opposing guards […] The post T...2026
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• Chet Holmgren Says 'There's No Running From Improvement' Following Thunder Defeat To Spurs

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren said that he was focused on continuing to improve his game this offseason after struggling in the Western Conference Finals versus the San Antonio Spurs. "There's no running from improvement," Holmgren said after the Thunder lost Game 7 on Saturday. "I always look at it as no matter what - good, bad, win, loss, whatever it might be - you have to continue ...2026
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• Jalen Duren Likely To Sign For Under 25 Percent Of Salary Cap In Free Agency

Jalen Duren wisely declined to sign a contract extension with the Detroit Pistons last year and became an All-NBA player, but his poor performance in the playoffs will likely result in a slight reduction of his contract in restricted free agency. Duren is eligible for the Rose rule max of 30 percent that would start at $49 million, but ESPN projects his average salary to be closer to $40 million, ...2026
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• Sam Presti Uses 'Method Acting' Process To Evaluate How Players Fit Thunder Culture

The Oklahoma City Thunder have swept the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers in the first two rounds of the playoffs and enter the Western Conference finals as the clear favorite to repeat as NBA champions. General manager Sam Presti, who dismantled the roster after the Russell Westbrook and Paul George era and rebuilt it from scratch in a way that has become the model for many other franchises ac...2026
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• Thunder Depth Dominates Lakers In Game 2 Amid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Foul Trouble

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 in Game 2 on Thursday, extending the Thunder's unbeaten postseason record and taking a 2-0 series lead. A 22-4 run sparked by reserve contributors proved decisive while reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sat with foul trouble. The Thunder surge began when Gilgeous-Alexander picked up his fourth foul just 86 seconds into the third ...2026
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• Rudy Gobert Holds Nikola Jokic To 1-Of-8 Shooting As Wolves Even Series With Nuggets

Rudy Gobert delivered a defensive masterclass against three-time MVP Nikola Jokic on Monday, limiting him to 1-of-8 shooting in direct matchups as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-114 to level their first-round series at 1-1. The performance marked the worst shooting game of Jokic's playoff career against a single defender, with a minimum of six shot attempts. Minnesota g...2026
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• Isaiah Hartenstein Expected To Remain With Thunder Next Season
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• Chet Holmgren Says 'There's No Running From Improvement' Following Thunder Defeat To Spurs
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• Chet Holmgren Nightmare Game 7 Raises Big Questions
With both Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell unavailable for the biggest game of Oklahoma City’s season, the spotlight shifted directly onto Chet Holmgren. Instead, the 24-year-old delivered one of the roughest performances of his career as the Spurs eliminated OKC from the playoffs. Holmgren finished with just four points, four rebounds on 1-2 shooting in […] The post Chet Holmgren Nightmare ...2026
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Says He 'Failed At My Goal' Following Game 7 Loss

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said that this season was a failure following the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 7 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. "I failed at my goal," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "I didn't achieve what I wanted to achieve. But I learn the most about myself and make the greatest amount of increases in my career when I fail and don't get what I want. I look at this no differen...2026
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 32 Points In Thunder's Game 5 Win To Take 3-2 Series Lead

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 to win Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals and take a 3-2 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lead the Thunder with 32 points and nine assists, though he committed six turnovers in the win. "I always say we're a team out there," said Gilgeous-Alexander. "We don't get this far, I don't have this individual success, this team does...2026
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• Victor Wembanyama Doesn't Address Media After Game 5; Spurs Want Him More Aggressive

Victor Wembanyama shot a postseason-career-low 27% Tuesday as the San Antonio Spurs fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-114 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, putting San Antonio on the brink of elimination with Oklahoma City now leading the series 3-2. Wembanyama left the arena without speaking to the media. Wembanyama finished with 20 points on just 15 field goal attempts, converting...2026
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• Spurs vs. Thunder Game 6 Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs on Peacock

How to watch Spurs vs. Thunder Game 6 Tonight's Game 6 will be broadcast on NBC and is available to stream live on Peacock. Category Details Date Thursday, May 28, 2026 Tip-Off Time 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT Live Stream Peacock Venue Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX The Western Conference Finals return to Texas tonight, Thursday, May 28, for a high-stakes, do-or-die Game 6 as the San...2026
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• Jalen Duren Likely To Sign For Under 25 Percent Of Salary Cap In Free Agency
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• Thunder Overcome 4th Quarter Deficit To Eliminate Lakers, Advance To Conference Finals At 8-0

The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers with a 115-110 comeback victory in Game 4 on Monday, improving to 8-0 this postseason and becoming the fourth defending champion to open the playoffs with at least eight straight wins. The Thunder scored 120.1 points per 100 possessions in the game. Oklahoma City has scored better than 120 points per 100 possessions in all but one of their eig...2026
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• How To Watch Lakers Vs Thunder West Semifinals Game 4: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions
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• 2026 NBA Playoffs PER: Wembanyama, Towns Rank Lead Spurs, Knicks Ahead Of Finals

Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns are the co-leaders in PER during the 2026 NBA Playoffs at 28.6 and 28.2 and will match up in The Finals with Game 1 beginning Wednesday at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. OG Anunoby ranks third amongst all New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in the category and fourth overall. Anunoby will be one of the Knicks' tasked with defending Wembanyama in the Finals. Jalen Br...2026
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• How To Watch Lakers Vs Thunder West Semifinals Game 4: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions
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• How To Watch Lakers Vs Thunder West Semifinals Game 2: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions
How to watch Lakers vs. Thunder Game 2 Thursday's Game 2 will be broadcast on Prime Video. Category Details Date Thursday, May 7, 2026 Tip-Off Time 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT Live Stream Prime Video Venue Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK The Western Conference Semifinals continue at Paycom Center this Thursday, May 7, as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to take a commanding 2-0 series lea...2026
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• How To Watch Thunder Vs Suns Playoff Game: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions
The Western Conference First Round moves to Arizona this Saturday, April 25, as the Phoenix Suns host the Oklahoma City Thunder for a high-stakes Game 3. Following two convincing victories at home, including a 120-107 win on Wednesday, the top-seeded Thunder (2-0) hold a commanding series lead. For the Suns, returning to Footprint Center is a quintessential must-win scenario to avoid a nearly insu...2026
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• How To Watch Suns Vs Thunder Playoff Game: Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions

The 2026 NBA Playoffs continue this Wednesday, April 22, as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns for Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round. Following a dominant 119-84 victory in the series opener, the defending champion Thunder (64-18) look to take a commanding 2-0 lead. The Suns (45-37), having battled through the Play-In tournament, must find an answer for the league's top-see...2026
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• How To Watch Suns Vs Thunder, Live Stream, TV Channel, Predictions
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• How To Watch Thunder Vs Clippers, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds
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• How to watch Houston Rockets @ Charlotte Hornets NBA game: Tip-off time, cable channels, RSNs, livestream providers, international coverage

As the Houston Rockets prepare to visit the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center on Thursday, February 19, the contest serves as a critical junction for two organizations navigating disparate phases of their developmental cycles within a modernized media rights environment. The matchup, scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. ET tip-off, occurs during a month where the league's new $76,000,000,000 media rig...2026
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• How to Watch NBA All-Star Saturday 2026: Complete Guide to All Events, Schedule & Streaming

On Saturday, February 14, 2026, fans are in for an unforgettable night of hoops entertainment. Whether you're a die-hard NBA fanatic or just catching the highlights, All-Star Saturday delivers jaw-dropping dunks, clutch three-pointers, and incredible shooting displays. The AT&T Slam Dunk Contest will have you jumping out of your seat. The State Farm 3-Point Contest brings the heat from downtown. A...2026
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• How to Watch the NBA All-Star Game

Get ready for basketball's most electrifying mid-season showcase! The 2026 NBA All-Star Game is bringing the heat to Inglewood on Sunday, February 15, and you won't want to miss it. Picture this: the best talent in the world colliding at Intuit Dome in a brand-new format that's guaranteed to shake things up. Watch on Peacock Sign up now This year celebrates the 75th anniversary with an innovati...2026
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• Doctor Fears Anthony Davis Could Have Same Injury As Chet Holmgren
Anthony Davis got injured a week ago and nobody will say what his injury is. But the level of concern around the league certainly skyrocketed when Brian Windhorst had this to say: “It’s not good. It’s not a sprained ankle. It’s not a sprained foot from what I understand. It’s something a little more concerning […] The post Doctor Fears Anthony Davis Could Have Same Injury As Chet Holmgren ap...2022
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• Sources: NBA looking into OKC sitting 5 starters
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• ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Broke Promise to Draft Him
Jabari Smith Sr. has revealed the Oklahoma City Thunder told his son they would select him second overall at the 2022 NBA Draft. Smith Sr. said that when the Thunder selected Chet Holmgren instead, Smith Jr. was deeply affected. “So, they called Chet Holmgren’s name, and he lost it,” Smith Sr. told Andscape. “Leg went […] The post ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Br...2023
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• Holmgren to miss '22-23 season with foot injury

Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-23 season because of a Lisfranc injury to his right foot....2022
• Nikola Jokic Praises Chet Holmgren, But Says He Needs to Get Fatter

Nikola Jokic advised Chet Holmgren to bulk up after their first meeting in the NBA....2023
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• Chet dazzles in record summer league debut

Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren scored 23 points, blocked six shots and hit four 3-pointers in a sterling NBA summer league debut on Tuesday night....2022
• NBA offseason winners and losers: Knicks' star search incomplete; Spurs eyeing top pick; Thunder keep building
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• Thunder apply for disabled player exception due to Chet Holmgren injury

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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Expected To Urge Thunder To Keep Luguentz Dort
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• Alex Caruso Considered Firm Part Of Thunder Long-Term Core
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• Chet Holmgren Says 'There's No Running From Improvement' Following Thunder Defeat To Spurs
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• Chet Holmgren Nightmare Game 7 Raises Big Questions
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• Thunder, a day after playoff elimination in West finals, start process of looking ahead
Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. If the ballyhooed matchup in the West finals was Holmgren vs. San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama, then it was a one-sided one. Wembanyama had the superior numbers in the series and the Spurs wound up prevailing, while Holmgren was barely a factor offensively with the Thunder season on the line Saturday night....2026
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 32 Points In Thunder's Game 5 Win To Take 3-2 Series Lead
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• Spurs vs. Thunder Game 6 Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs on Peacock
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• Jalen Duren Likely To Sign For Under 25 Percent Of Salary Cap In Free Agency
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• Sam Presti Uses 'Method Acting' Process To Evaluate How Players Fit Thunder Culture
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• Thunder Overcome 4th Quarter Deficit To Eliminate Lakers, Advance To Conference Finals At 8-0
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• NBA World Reacts to Chet Holmgren’s ‘JAW-DROPPING’ Block, Crucial Steal vs. Pistons: ‘DPOY, MY GOODNESS’
Chet Holmgren recorded a "jaw-dropping" block against the Detroit Pistons, sparking intense DPOY buzz for the Thunder star....2026
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• NBA’s 6 best moves of the offseason, ranked

Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post Ranking the 6 best NBA moves of the offseason so far. Is there one more big move left in the NBA offseason? A year ago, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves completed a buzzer-beater blockbuster that exchanged Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo on the eve of media day. The year before that, Damian Lillard was traded to th...2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era

Photo by Logan Riely /NBAE via Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship, and they’re only getting better. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, a...2025
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• NBA Finals Game 7 predictions for Thunder vs. Pacers winner-take-all showdown

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Let’s predict Game 7 between the Thunder and Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The NBA Finals is going to a Game 7 for the first time in nine years, and just the eighth time since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976. The matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers was immediately derided by the public for its small markets and lack of household-name ...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in the NBA Playoffs are surpassing the greatest players of all-time The Indiana Pacers are never beating the ‘team of destiny’ allegations. The Pacers have been living on the edge throughout their charmed run in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and their magic is still going strong in the NBA Finals against the best team in bask...2025
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• Paul George trades built both 2025 NBA Finals rosters for Thunder and Pacers

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images This is how trading Paul George built both rosters in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set for a 2025 NBA Finals showdown, and there are plenty of common threads between the two franchises. Indianapolis and OKC are two of the smallest markets in the NBA. These are the two best teams in the league at avoiding turnovers o...2025
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• The Nuggets’ secret weapon was hiding in plain sight all NBA Playoffs

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Julian Strawther was always the Nuggets’ skeleton key. He proved it in Game 6 vs. Thunder You didn’t need to watch “The Last Dance” to know that NBA championship teams are often rife with internal drama. For the Denver Nuggets, the struggle between general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Mike Malone played out in the public forum from the moment t...2025
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• Thunder’s ‘foul up 3’ strategy backfired in epic fashion vs. Nuggets in NBA Playoffs

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Thunder helped the Nuggets steal Game 1 because of a terrible late game strategy. The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season, but if the game was close late, the Thunder consistently opted not to trust it. Under head coach Mark Daigneault, OKC likes to foul when up three, refusing to yield a game-tying attempt to their...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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• The Warriors’ trio of centers will decide their fate in the NBA Playoffs

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The Warriors centers can’t be placeholders if they’re to make another championship run The year is 2000. Planes haven’t fallen from the air, but people sure seem to be tumbling as the Indiana Pacers are facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. In Game 2, the Pacers’ starting Center Dale Davis fouls out. Backup center Sam Perkins fouls out. Thi...2025
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