NBA straw poll sets up familiar MVP battle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Nikola Jokic
If the early temperature check on the MVP race is worth anything, buckle up. This one might go wire to wire.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps released...
Thunder return to looking unstoppable
For a team that rarely stumbles, Saturday’s loss to San Antonio felt loud. Oklahoma City answered it quietly and decisively.
The Thunder looked very much...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Kelly Oubre Jr, Magic, Tyus Jones, Thunder
76ers
Philadelphia is operating about $1 million below the first apron, and the question is whether depth matters more than savings.
ESPN's Bobby Marks points to...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Neemias Queta, Thunder, Alex Caruso, Patrick Beverley
Celtics
Neemias Queta has quietly answered Boston’s biggest question in the middle, even if one part of his game continues to bother him.
After the Celtics...
Thunder eye Warriors’ mark, but say it doesn’t consume them
The Thunder already own the biggest trophy that matters. They also wanted the smaller one.
Oklahoma City went 68-14 last season and won the NBA...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Knicks, Guerschon Yabusele, Spurs
Thunder
For a moment, the Thunder were flirting with history.
Entering Saturday, Oklahoma City was tied with the 2015-16 Warriors for the best 25-game start in...
Thunder frame loss to Spurs as a test, not a problem
The Thunder had not lost in more than five weeks, so Saturday was unfamiliar territory. It was also, in their view, useful.
Oklahoma City’s streak...
NBA Notes: Clippers, Tyronn Lue, Nets, Noah Clowney, Thunder
Clippers
The Clippers sit at 6-18 and tied for 13th in the West, but coach Tyronn Lue isn’t viewing the season as a lost cause.
As...
NBA Notes: Isaiah Mobley, Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Thunder, top front offices
International
Isaiah Mobley is headed to Israel. The older brother of Cavaliers star Evan Mobley is finalizing a deal with Hapoel Jerusalem, according to Donatas...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Pelicans, Trey Murphy III, Thunder
Cavaliers
The Cavaliers followed up a confidence-building win over Indiana with a flat performance at home on Wednesday, falling 122-110 to the Trail Blazers.
Cleveland is...
Spurs, Knicks, Thunder, Rockets linked to Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Giannis Antetokounmpo watch is officially heating up and the Knicks and Spurs are preparing to pounce.
League sources told DallasHoopsJournal’s Ashish Mathur that New...
Draymond Green says Thunder ‘capable’ of breaking Warriors’ 73-win record
The Thunder keep stacking wins, and now the question is officially on the table. Can a 21-1 team really chase down the holy grail...
NBA Notes: Jazz, Lauri Markkanen, Thunder, Ajay Mitchell, Timberwolves
Jazz
The rest of the league keeps waiting for Utah to blink, to finally toss Lauri Markkanen onto the trade pile and lean into a...
Thunder lose Isaiah Hartenstein for 10-14 days
The Thunder will be without starting center Isaiah Hartenstein for at least the next 10 to 14 days.
Oklahoma City announced that Hartenstein has been...
