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Five Trade Targets for Banged-Up Thunder If Sam Presti Decides to Improve Roster

If the Oklahoma City Thunder make a move to address their brutal injury luck, here’s a look at who they could target.

Sports Illustrated · 2h ago

Victor Wembanyama Just Sent a Message to the Rest of the Banged-Up NBA

Victor Wembanyama’s first dominant game of the 2026–27 season was a loud reminder to the rest of the NBA as injuries take center stage in the early going of the season.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 1

The Grizzlies Are NBA’s Last Remaining Unbeaten Team. What’s Clicking and Are They for Real?

The Memphis Grizzlies are off to a 6–0 start as the NBA’s last undefeated team standing. Is it for real and do they shake up the Western Conference playoff picture?

Sports Illustrated · Nov 1

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Now Chet Holmgren Is Injured, Too. Can the Thunder Survive His Absence?

Holmgren’s prolonged absence is the latest in a run of Oklahoma City’s incredibly poor injury luck.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 31

NBA Finals Market on Kalshi: Thunder Down After Jalen Williams Injury

The OKC Thunder are trending down on Kalshi after Jalen Williams injury.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 27

SI:AM | Observations From Each NBA Opening Day Game

An early tipoff, LeBron James’s Sixers debut and how the Thunder held Victor Wembanyama in check.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 21

Chet Holmgren, Thunder Remind Spurs Who They Are in Return of the NBA’s Best Rivalry

Five months ago, Oklahoma City’s 7'1" center was dominated by Victor Wembanyama in the Western Conference finals. But on Tuesday night, Holmgren punched back.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 21

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The Biggest Winners and Losers From NBA’s Opening Day

LeBron’s debut. Championship rings. Wemby’s struggles. Let’s break it all down.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 21

Blake Griffin’s Late Night TV Career Is Here, and He’s Doing It His Own Way

Blake Griffin discusses the making of his new late night comedy show, ‘The Stepback With Blake Griffin,’ and what viewers should expect from the first season.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 19

What Chet Holmgren Thinks About the Victor Wembanyama-Led Spurs—and How He Plans to Bounce Back

Holmgren and the Thunder are back for another potential title run—a path that now goes through archrival Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 19

Ranking the Top 10 NBA Players Under 25: Wemby Leads the Pack, But Where Does Cooper Flagg Land?

The NBA’s crop of young talent has never been better—or deeper.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10

The 10 Players With the Most at Stake Over the 2026–27 NBA Season

Ahead of the new NBA season, a look at 10 players from across the league with the most on the line.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 9

Predicting the 2026–27 NBA Award Winners: MVP, Rookie of the Year and More

Sports Illustrated’s picks to take home some hardware in the upcoming 2026–27 NBA season.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 30

The Thunder’s Biggest Issue After Their Salary-Shedding Summer, According to an NBA Scout

A look back at the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offseason through the eyes of an NBA scout.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 26

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Sports Illustrated · Jun 22

Why Thunder’s Aaron Wiggins Trade Shows OKC Will Be At the Center of NBA Trade Market This Offseason

The Wiggins trade could be just the first of many Thunder moves as they look to trim the cost of their bench.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 2

SI:AM | Myles Garrett, A.J. Brown Trades Shake Up NFL Landscape

The Rams made a strong defense even better, while the Patriots gave Drake Maye a new top target.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 1

Chris Mannix: Victor Wembanyama Gave Chet Holmgren a Clear Offseason Mission

The Thunder star’s conference finals performance revealed just how important his growth will be to close the gap in a budding rivalry and push Oklahoma City to another title pursuit.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 1

Isaiah Hartenstein, Lu Dort Want to Stay With Thunder Amid Uncertain Future: Here’s What Makes Sense for OKC

Sam Presti has some decisions to make and negotiating to do with Thunder players who have team options for next season.

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Sports Illustrated · May 31

Chet Holmgren’s Western Conference Finals Performance Was Worse Than You Think

Chet Holmgren’s disastrous performance against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals doomed the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Guardian - US · May 31

The Thunder are dethroned, shameless and wildly unpopular. They’re still a great basketball team

The reigning champions were beaten in an epic series by the San Antonio Spurs. There’s no reason to believe they won’t challenge for years to come though

Sports Illustrated · May 31

Thunder Offseason Preview: Critical Summer Lies Ahead for OKC After Game 7 Loss to Spurs

The Thunder will have to make tough decisions on a couple key players this summer as the core of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams gets increasingly expensive.

Sports Illustrated · May 31

A Dejected Chet Holmgren Made One Thing Clear About Battling Victor Wembanyama After Spurs Eliminate Thunder

Holmgren put together one of his worst playoff performances to date during Saturday night’s playoff loss to the Spurs.

Sports Illustrated · May 30

Bold Predictions for Thunder-Spurs Game 7: X-Factors for OKC Without Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell

The Thunder need considerable scoring from their depth pieces, while Victor Wembanyama tries to put together one more defining performance in a series already chock-full of them.

AAP · May 29

Wembanyama, Spurs take NBA West finals down to wire

The battle to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals is going to a deciding Game 7 after San Antonio levelled their series with Oklahoma City at 3-3.

Sports Illustrated · May 27

Chris Mannix: Thunder’s Biggest Advantage Over the Spurs Isn’t Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

With a roster built to withstand moments exactly like this, OKC’s supporting cast answered the call to take a 3–2 West finals lead.

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