The Thunder Wire exclusively talked to Carlesimo before the Opening Night festivities. He discussed the job Sam Presti has done to build up a second championship contender, along with what he thinks of Kevin Durant's presence and notorious relationship with the OKC fanbase.

Ahead of NBA opening night, we highlight five players you should have in your fantasy basketball starting lineup from the first tip

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the season as defending champions. Here are five teams that can deny them a repeat title.

The first game of the 25-26 NBA season promises to be one of the best matchups of the opening week. Kevin Durant will make his Houston Rockets debut against the franchise he left in 2017, which will be celebrating the first ring night in franchise history.

The 2025-26 NBA season begins on Tuesday night, and it’s a perfect time to take some player props, especially with all of the stars that will be taking the floo

Braun averaged 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals last season, his third in the NBA. He jumped from 47.3 percent from the field his first two seasons to 58.0 percent. He’s a 38.4 percent 3-point shooter for his career and a solid defender.

Officiating has been a huge topic of discussion among NBA fans in recent years, particularly in an era where so many of the game's stars, including reigning league MVP and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, rely so heavily on getting to the free throw line in order to be effective.

The defending champs always start the season on top of these NBA Power Rankings (unless someone goes full Mark Cuban and blows up a champ for no good reason), but it almost feels like the Thunder should be on their own tier to start this campaign. It's OKC and everyone else is chasing. Let's break it all down by tiers.