The Oklahoma City Thunder haven't made a huge dent in MVP voting in its history (including when they were the Seattle SuperSonics), but this year's team is proving that history could be changing. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is seen as the MVP favorite for this year alongside Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic,

The Denver Nuggets face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their best-of-7 series Monday at Paycom Center in OKC.

T he Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season, but if the game was close late, the Thunder consistently opted not to trust it. Under head coach Mark Daign

Oklahoma City Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti was named the NBA’s 2024-25 Executive of the Year. Despite a storied history in Oklahoma City, the award was Presti’s first after helping build the 68-14 Thunder.

It's the first time Sam Presti, who is in his 18th season with the Thunder franchise, has won the award that an executive from each team votes on.

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season

The Denver Nuggets completed a furious comeback in Game 1 thanks to an Aaron Gordon game-winner as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119.

Oklahoma City repeatedly ‘fouled up three’ in the closing seconds, and Denver rallied for a stunning victory to open the Western Conference semifinals.

In a span of less than five minutes Monday night, the "Oklahoma City isn't ready for this" crowd got all the ammunition it needed. The Thunder led most of the night by double-digits, by 13 at one point in the fourth quarter and by 11 with 4:31 left after a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pointer.