The Thunder will be without Jalen Williams for their Opening Night game against the Houston Rockets as he continues to recover.

Lakers star LeBron James reveals one underrated player he believes fueled the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2025 NBA title run.

By TIM REYNOLDS The defending NBA champions aren’t thinking of themselves in that way. The 80th season of the NBA starts Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder — the

Thunder swingman Jalen Williams continues to recover from offseason wrist surgery to address ongoing issue during OKC's NBA championship run.

OKC trailed by one point with a few seconds left in the second overtime when Gilgeous-Alexander found himself being guarded by Durant. The former face of the franchise was chomping at the bit to get the game-winning stop, and Gilgeous-Alexander got him to bite on a pump fake.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including two from the free-throw line with 2.3 seconds remaining in double overtime, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-124 home win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season opener.

The Thunder tip off their title defense on Tuesday against Houston, chasing a historic feat only two NBA franchises have ever achieved.

Looking at Sam Presti's generational draft resume, Ibaka has to be one of the more underrated selection. He was the No. 24 pick of the 2008 NBA draft. The long-term project eventually became a high-end starter for the 2010s Thunder that had deep playoff run after deep playoff run.