A hard slam to the floor caused Chet Holmgren to suffer a gruesome hip fracture. He'll miss at least two months. What was once a probable 55-plus win campaign has turned into survival mode. OKC hopes to avoid the play-in tournament range.

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault enters his fifth season. He's quickly risen the ranks from an unknown to a household name regarded as one of the league's best minds. His coaching staff has remained relatively the same from the start of his tenure to now.