The Oklahoma City Thunder were a dominant team throughout last season. Most Valuable Player Award winner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander faced off against Nikola Jokic, who came in second in the voting. The Nuggets pushed them to the brink of elimination,

Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

When you like your team, you try to keep your team. Oklahoma City, it seems, really likes their team. Unfortunately, liking things costs money.

During his time suiting up for the Thunder, McGary wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Kourtney Kellar Hartenstein, wife of NBA champ Isaiah Hartenstein, returns as a ring girl for the Taylor vs. Serrano fight.

Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, and Jaylin Williams were all key contributors. Now, Presti has added 2025 first-round pick Thomas Sorber, a promising two-way center, to prepare for a potential Hartenstein exit after 2026.

Every year in NBA Summer League, young players around the league show flashes of brilliance and what could be on the horizon during the upcoming season. The summer serves as a forum for players to build confidence and showcase facets of their games that could translate during regular season and playoff action in the future.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have added another high-level prospect to their growing young core with the selection of Thomas Sorber in the 2025 NBA Draft. While no