NBA Cup Power Rankings: Which Team Has the Best Chance to Win In-Season Tournament? Ranking all 30 teams based on their chances to win the 2026 NBA Cup. Sports Illustrated · 4h ago
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
Without Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, Thunder Become the Most Interesting Team in NBA Trade Market With Cason Wallace and Jalen Williams out for considerable time, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be the NBA’s most interesting team come trade season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27
What Jalen Williams’s Horrific Injury Means for the Thunder and Their NBA Title Hopes Jalen Williams went down with an awful injury on Sunday night and the Thunder’s place in the title picture changed as a result. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
Opening night in the NBA provided some hints of what may be to come this season NBA opening night featured the Philadelphia 76ers beating the New York Knicks with impressive ball distribution. The Detroit Pistons turned their game around to defeat the Boston Celtics after trailing significantly. Oklahoma City Thunder effectively challenged San Antonio Spurs, limiting Victor Wembanyama's performance in the process. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the… The Economic Times · Oct 21
The NBA’s Tallest Players of the 2026–27 Season There’s Victor Wembanyama, then who else? A look at the NBA’s tallest players this season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 17
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
A Deep Dive Into Everything the Clippers Lost for Seven Years of Kawhi Leonard The Clippers have a long, painful road ahead of them. Was it worth it? Not even close. Sports Illustrated · Sep 6
Russell Westbrook Announces NBA Retirement, Bringing an End to Electrifying but Divisive Career Westbrook always did enjoy doing things in style. Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
The NBA Christmas Day Schedule Is Absolutely Loaded This Year—Breaking Down Every Matchup The NBA’s 2026 Christmas Day slate is looking very good, so we broke down every matchup and explained what made them great—as well as why they could let us down. Sports Illustrated · Aug 11
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 22
Josh Hart Ruthlessly Called Out Victor Wembanyama and Two Knicks’ Non-Believers After NBA Title Win The Knicks star wanted to set some things straight after New York’s historic championship run. Sports Illustrated · Jun 20
You Played These Guys on 82–0—Here’s What the Stats Don’t Show About Their Careers We know Wilt is a cheat code, but here’s a look at all the other best names that have come back into the limelight with the emergence of internet game 82–0. Sports Illustrated · Jun 5
How a Conversation About Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Helped the Browns Seal Myles Garrett Trade Albert Breer shared new details of the blockbuster Garrett trade that sent the reigning Defensive Player of the Year to the Rams. Sports Illustrated · Jun 5
Sports Illustrated · Jun 2 NBA Playoffs Superlatives: Handing Out Awards Ahead of Knicks-Spurs Finals Handing out superlatives, from best dunk to worst use of analytics, from the 2026 NBA playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 2 How Rival Coaches Would Defend Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson in NBA Finals Matchup Sports Illustrated surveyed NBA coaches for their scouting reports, x-factors and predictions ahead of Knicks vs. Spurs.
Sports Illustrated · May 31 Winners and Losers From the Eastern and Western Conference Finals A look back at the conference finals round before the Knicks and the Spurs meet to determine this year’s NBA champion.
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.
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 31 Luke Kornet’s Epic Block to Seal Spurs’ Trip to NBA Finals Now Part of Franchise’s Rich Playoff Lore Luke Kornet’s amazing chase-down block in the fourth quarter should go down in Spurs’ playoff history as an all-time great play.
Sports Illustrated · May 30 Why the Salesian Sisters, or ‘Spurs Nuns’, Won’t Be in OKC for Game 7 of Western Conference Finals If the Spurs can pull off a Game 7 victory on Saturday night, San Antonio parents will be telling their kids how the West was ‘nun.’
Sports Illustrated · May 29 SI:AM | What’s With All These NBA Playoff Blowouts? The Spurs’ big win over the Thunder in Game 6 was part of a larger trend.
Sports Illustrated · May 27 NBA Penalizes Spurs Player for Dirty Move on Jared McCain Amid Viral Victor Wembanyama Sideline Clip The NBA issued a flagrant 1 for a hard foul on Jared McCain one day after Game 5 amid a viral Victor Wembanyama clip fans are connecting to the situation.
Sports Illustrated · May 27 Revisiting the Jared McCain Trade: How the Thunder Fleeced the 76ers for a Crucial Playoff Piece Looking back at the Thunder-76ers Jared McCain trade and Daryl Morey’s infamous quote that Philly was selling high on the young guard.
Sports Illustrated · May 26 Spurs at Thunder Game 5: Three Takeaways From Oklahoma City’s Impressive Bounce-Back Win to Take 3–2 Lead The Thunder held Victor Wembanyama in check while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went off for 32 points in the win.