The Thunder traveled back to OKC with some money in their pockets. They received $107K per player. For context, the NBA Cup winner sees each player get $531K. The runner-up will see $212K per player. And the quarterfinals losers get $54K per player.

The Thunder lost their second game of the season to the Spurs Saturday night, eliminating them from the NBA Cup.

The Spurs, Rockets, and Thunder don't seem to be interested in making a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo if he becomes available.

The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Monday. This comes a couple of days after they dropped a 111-109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals. That snapped a franchise-best 16-game win streak.

Chris Paul is in attendance at the NBA cup contest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs, is this a sign?

As Williams continues to shake off the dust, Oklahoma City will continue to find that room for growth and improvement. He has been exactly what the Thunder have needed so far — ultra competitive and enhancing his teammates on the floor. Once he’s back to full strength, this operation could be nearly unstoppable.

As Gilgeous-Alexander alluded to, NBA teams can quickly ascend from rebuilds to contenders. Look at the Thunder. Wasn't that long ago when they were one of the worst teams. But because of the reigning MVP's historic rise, they've been at the top of the league for two years.

Thanks to the L.A. Clippers, the Thunder right now would have the No. 3 pick in next summer’s NBA Draft, which is 6-foot-9 BYU star AJ Dybantsa and his 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, per Tankathon.com.