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• How to watch Oklahoma City Thunder @ Toronto Raptors NBA gameOn February 24, 2026, presents a significant inter-conference clash takes place as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the Scotiabank Arena to face the Toronto Raptors. The Oklahoma City Thunder (44-14) enter this matchup as the preeminent force in the Western Conference, having maintained a historically significant pace throughout the 2025-26 campaign. Their season began with a remarkable 2...2026See more articles Oklahoma City Thunder -
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Sky's The Limit For Chet HolmgrenOklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren is averaging a career-high 18.2 points per game this season as the defending champions have stormed to a 20-1 record. The 23-year-old helped the Thunder win their first NBA title last season after missing 39 games due to a fractured pelvis. Holmgren suffered the injury in November during a contest against Golden State's Andrew Wiggins. He spent a week in...2025Check it out Shai Gilgeous Alexander -
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: There's No Drama Around ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder have opened their championship defense with an 11-1 record, the best start in the franchise's 18-year Oklahoma City tenure. Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder's young core are determined to avoid a championship hangover while managing new expectations as defending champions. Gilgeous-Alexander told ESPN the team has room for improvement despite last seas...2025Click for news about Shai Gilgeous Alexander -
• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Receiving Treatment For Testicular Cancer at Age 20
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun chemotherapy after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the team confirmed this week. The 20-year-old underwent a biopsy on October 6 at Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center, which confirmed the diagnosis. Thunder general manager Sam Presti told reporters that the medical team is “extremely positive” about Topic’s outlook […] The post Thun...2025Click for news about Nikola Topic
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Undergoing Treatment For Testicular CancerNikola Topic, the Thunder‘s lottery pick in the 2024 draft, is being treated for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced on Thursday, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman. According to Presti, Topic has begun chemotherapy and there’s no timeline for his return to the court. However, Presti added that doctors are “extremely positive” about […]...2025Check it out Nikola Topic -
• Thunder’s Nikola Topic undergoing treatment for testicular cancerNikola Topic, the Thunder‘s lottery pick in the 2024 draft, is being treated for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced on Thursday, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman....2025See also Nikola Topic -
• Thunder's Topic in treatment for testicular cancer
Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer, with general manager Sam Presti saying doctors are "extremely positive" about the long-term outlook....2025See also Nikola Topic
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• Sam Presti Criticizes NBA For Being Too ‘Defensive’, Not ‘Rational’ About Injuries
Before this 2024-25 season, you might have not cared too much about what Sam Presti had to say, but now that he’s led the Thunder to their first-ever title, I think we should listen. The OKC general manager publicly criticized the NBA for pushing back on the amount of injuries players suffered this campaign. The […] The post Sam Presti Criticizes NBA For Being Too ‘DefensiveR...2025
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• Jalen Williams to Undergo Wrist Surgery After Championship Run
Jalen Williams just played the best basketball of his life, all with a torn ligament in his shooting wrist. The 24-year-old will undergo surgery on his right wrist after powering through the entire 2025 postseason with the injury, Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti confirmed Monday. Williams suffered the tear during a late-season win over […] The post Jalen Williams to Undergo Wrist Surgery...2025See also Jalen Williams
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• Presti: NBA should be rational about injury causes
OKC GM Sam Presti said the league has been too "defensive" in its analysis of why so many players suffered Achilles injuries this season....2025
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• Thunder GM Sam Presti says NBA can't put 'head in the sand' about injuries: 'It's almost insulting'Presti said that playing one NBA game today is almost like playing two a decade ago...2025 -
• Presti argues NBA too 'defensive' about injuries
OKC GM Sam Presti argued that the league has been too "defensive" in their analysis of why so many players suffered Achilles injuries this season....2025
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• Thunder’s Jalen Williams To Undergo Surgery On Right Wrist
Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist and will be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season, general manager Sam Presti announced Monday. “It’s not an injury that people have a problem recovering from,” Presti said at his end-of-season news conference Monday. […] The post Thunder’s Jalen Willia...2025Check it out Jalen Williams
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• Wrist Surgery Set For Jalen Williams
Thunder guard Jalen Williams will undergo surgery to fix a torn ligament in his right wrist, according to Rylan Stiles of the Locked on Thunder podcast (Twitter links). General manager Sam Presti made the announcement today, revealing that Williams played two months with the injury. Presti added that the surgery was expected once the playoffs […]...2025Read about Jalen Williams
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• Dunc'd On: The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA Champions; KD is Traded to the RocketsEven with our moods a bit muted in light of the Tyrese Haliburton injury, we celebrate the championship journey of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Sam Presti and the Thunder organization for one of the great turnarounds in NBA history. Indiana is devastated by the Tyrese Haliburton injury. We look back on their unbelievable postseason and turn a somber eye to what comes next. Kevin Durant played this tra...2025Read about Oklahoma City Thunder -
• Presti: Thunder Don’t Expect Nikola Topic To Play In 2024/25
Nearly two years after their No. 2 overall pick (Chet Holmgren) suffered a foot injury that sidelined him for his entire rookie season, the Thunder used their 2024 lottery pick on another player they expect to have a redshirt season. Head of basketball operations Sam Presti told reporters on Wednesday that Oklahoma City isn’t counting […]...2024Click for news about Chet Holmgren
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• Chet Holmgren Reflects on How He Propelled Past Season-Ending Injury to Assemble Historic Rookie SeasonHe remembers the first doctor visit vividly. Less than 24 hours after suffering a foot injury at a CrawsOver Pro-Am league game in Seattle, Chet Holmgren had flown to Oklahoma City to get it looked at. And as he sat in the x-ray room in front of OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti, a wide range […] The post Chet Holmgren Reflects on How He Propelled Past Season-Ending Injury to Assemble Historic...2024See also Chet Holmgren -
• Thunder GM Sam Presti says the team won’t ‘predetermine’ Chet Holmgren’s minutes for next season
After being selected as the second overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Chet Holmgren missed out on his rookie season with Oklahoma City due to a foot injury. As terrible as it was for the youngster, he had all last season to recover and mentally prepare for this 2023/24 campaign. He already proved his […] The post Thunder GM Sam Presti says the team won’t ‘predetermine’ Ch...2023Continue with Chet Holmgren
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• Thunder Hoping Chet Holmgren Can Play in Summer League
Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren has been working out and looks “really good,” team president Sam Presti said, via Cody Taylor of Rookie Wire. Holmgren was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, but missed all of his rookie season after suffering a foot injury during a pro-am game last August. […] The post Thunder Hoping Chet Holmgren Can Play in Summer L...2023Continue with Summer League
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• Chet Holmgren Looks Really Good; Hopeful To Play In Summer LeagueOklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren has recovered from a Lisfranc injury and looks "really good", per Sam Presti. The Thunder front office executive said Holmgren has been working out daily. Oklahoma City hopes that Holmgren will play in Summer League. "It is our hope that he'll be out there, our expectation. Chet is doing great. He has had a great offseason. It is one of those things wher...2023Check it out Chet Holmgren
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• Sam Presti Believes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Speculation Due To Media Seeking 'Little More Content'Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is entering Year 1 of a five-year, $172 million max contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder and his future with the franchise has been questioned by some in the media as he could be the next potential trade target for teams trying to make an all-in move. The Cleveland Cavaliers recently acquired Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz for a package of future first round picks, ...2022See more Shai Gilgeous Alexander -
• Chet Holmgren’s season-ending injury draws strong reaction from Thunder GM Sam Presti
Chet Holmgren made headlines on Thursday for all the wrong reasons after the highly-touted Oklahoma City Thunder rookie was ruled out for what should have been his debut campaign due to a major foot injury. There has been a lot of talk surrounding the issue, and for his part, OKC general manager Sam Presti has […] The post Chet Holmgren’s season-ending injury draws strong reaction from...2022See also Chet Holmgren
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• Chet Holmgren Out For Season With Lisfranc Injury In Right Foot
Chet Holmgren will miss the entire 22-23 season with a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. Holmgren suffered the injury during a Pro-Am game in Seattle this past weekend. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Holmgren with the second overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. "Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had about getting on the floor with his teammates this s...2022See also Chet Holmgren
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• Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren suffers foot injury, will miss 2022-23 NBA season
The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that forward Chet Holmgren has sustained a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. Holmgren will miss the 2022-23 season. Further updates will be provided when appropriate. STATEMENT FROM THUNDER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER SAM PRESTI: “Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had … Continue reading "Thu...2022Read about Chet Holmgren
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• Thunder’s 3 biggest needs entering 2022 NBA Draft
The Oklahoma City Thunder have struggled in recent seasons, recording back-to-back 50-loss campaigns. Long gone are the Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook-James Harden days, though the franchise is not without hope. General manager Sam Presti has stockpiled draft picks, which have begun to yield promising players. While a bit injury-prone, 2019 first-round pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has proven [R...2022Read about Oklahoma City Thunder
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• Report: Paul George to have shoulder evaluated by specialist
Thunder All-Star forward Paul George will soon have his right shoulder re-evaluated by a specialist, Maddie Lee of The Oklahoman reports. GM Sam Presti told the media during his annual postseason press conference that George will see a specialist outside of Oklahoma City, but Thunder staff members will be present. George saw action in 77 regular-season games but took four games off to rest his ach...2019Click for news about Paul George
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• Billy Donovan could earn contract extension with strong playoff performance
The Oklahoma City Thunder appear to be committed to Billy Donovan at least into next season, but the head coach could earn even more job security if his team impresses in the postseason this year. Donovan had the fifth-year option on his contract picked up by the Thunder on Monday, and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski noted that Thunder Executive VP and GM Sam Presti considered the decision “largely a fo...2018Continue with Billy Donovan
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• Westbrook and Roberson should be back in Thunder starting backcourt early in season
The Thunder’s starting backcourt of Russell Westbrook and Andre Roberson should be back early in the season, GM Sam Presti told Erik Horne of The Oklahoman and other media members during a Thursday press conference. Roberson, who suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee in January, will be a non-contact participant at the start of the preseason. There is no timetable when Roberson will...2018Read about Russell Westbrook
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• Thunder GM hints Westbrook could miss start of season
The Oklahoma City Thunder are more than likely going to be without former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook when the regular season starts next month.Westbrook just recently underwent knee surgery and there’s no timeline for his return. In talking about said injury, Thunder general manager Sam Presti indicated that the team will not be rushing Russ back for the start of the regular season. This more than ...2018Read about Oklahoma City Thunder
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• GM Sam Presti says Oklahoma City Thunder won't rush Russell Westbrook back
The Oklahoma City Thunder will open camp next week with former Kia MVP Russell Westbrook on the mend from the arthroscopic surgery he had on his left knee a little more than a week ago....2018Read about Oklahoma City Thunder