2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season
| 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season | |
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| Head coach | Mark Daigneault |
| General manager | Sam Presti |
| Owners | Professional Basketball Club LLC Clay Bennett (chairman) |
| Arena | Paycom Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–2 (.926) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma Griffin Media (KWTV-DT/KSBI – 4 games, KOTV-DT/KQCW-DT – 4 games) |
| Radio | KWPN and WWLS-FM |
The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and the first since relocating to Oklahoma City, the Thunder entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the previous year's NBA Finals.[1] The Thunder started the season 24–1, tying the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors team for the best 25-game start in NBA history.
Previous season
The Thunder finished the 2024–25 season with a 68–14 record, placing first in the Northwest division and securing the top seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive year. In the playoffs, the Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, defeated the Denver Nuggets in seven games in the second round, and won the Western Conference Finals in five games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2011–12 season. The Thunder went on to win the championship by defeating the Indiana Pacers in seven games.
Offseason
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 15 | Thomas Sorber | Center | United States | Georgetown |
| 1 | 24 | Nique Clifford | Shooting Guard | United States | Colorado State |
| 2 | 44 | Brooks Barnhizer | Small Forward | United States | Northwestern |
The Thunder entered the draft with two first-round selections and one second-round pick, all acquired through previous trades. The team's late first-round pick was obtained via a pick swap with the Los Angeles Clippers, stemming from the trade that brought Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the Thunder.[2][3]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | 25 | 2 | .926 | – | 13–1 | 12–1 | 5–1 | 27 |
| Denver Nuggets | 20 | 6 | .769 | 4.5 | 8–4 | 12–2 | 2–1 | 26 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 10 | .630 | 8.0 | 9–5 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 27 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 11 | 16 | .407 | 14.0 | 5–6 | 6–10 | 3–3 | 27 |
| Utah Jazz | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14.5 | 7–8 | 3–8 | 0–5 | 26 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 25 | 2 | .926 | – | 27 |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 6 | .769 | 4.5 | 26 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 19 | 7 | .731 | 5.5 | 26 |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs * | 19 | 7 | .731 | 5.5 | 26 |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 16 | 8 | .667 | 7.5 | 24 |
| 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 10 | .630 | 8.0 | 27 |
| 7 | Phoenix Suns | 15 | 12 | .556 | 10.0 | 27 |
| 8 | Memphis Grizzlies | 13 | 14 | .481 | 12.0 | 27 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 13 | 15 | .464 | 12.5 | 28 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 11 | 16 | .407 | 14.0 | 27 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 17 | .393 | 14.5 | 28 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14.5 | 26 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 21 | .222 | 19.0 | 27 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 6 | 21 | .222 | 19.0 | 27 |
| 15 | New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 22 | .214 | 19.5 | 28 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 4–2 (home: 2–0; road: 2–2)
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Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 25–2 (Home: 13–1; Road: 12–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 6–0 (home: 3–0; road: 3–0)
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November: 13–1 (home: 8–0; road: 5–1)
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December: 5–1 (home: 3–1; road: 2–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 9, 2025
West Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 4 | 0 | 512 | 437 | +75 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 463 | 432 | +31 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 479 | 434 | +45 | |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 433 | 518 | −85 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 496 | −66 |
Source: NBA
Injuries
| Player | Duration | Injury | Games missed | |
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| Start | End | |||
| Thomas Sorber | September 4, 2025 | Torn Right ACL Surgery | ||
| Kenrich Williams | September 29, 2025 | November 25, 2025 | Arthroscopic Left Knee Surgery | 18 |
| Nikola Topić | October 6, 2025 | Testicular Surgery | ||
| Isaiah Joe | October 20, 2025 | October 30, 2025 | Left Knee Contusion | 5 |
| Jalen Williams | October 20, 2025 | November 27, 2025 | Right Wrist Surgical Recovery | 19 |
| Alex Caruso | October 22, 2025 | October 28, 2025 | Concussion Protocol | 3 |
| Cason Wallace | October 23, 2025 | October 25, 2025 | Left Knee Sprain | 1 |
| Chet Holmgren | October 28, 2025 | November 4, 2025 | Left Back Soreness | 4 |
| Luguentz Dort | November 5, 2025 | November 15, 2025 | Right Upper Trap Strain | 5 |
| Chet Holmgren | November 5, 2025 | November 7, 2025 | Low Back Sprain | 1 |
| Aaron Wiggins | November 7, 2025 | Left Adductor Strain | ||
| Jaylin Williams | November 15, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | Left Shoulder Soreness | 1 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 26, 2025[4] | To Oklahoma City Thunder 2027 SAS protected first-round pick |
To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Nique Clifford (24) |
| June 28, 2025[5] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Colby Jones |
To Washington Wizards Dillon Jones 2029 HOU second-round pick |
Free agency
Re-signings
| Date | Player | Contract |
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| June 29, 2025 | Jaylin Williams[6] | Multi-Year |
| June 29, 2025 | Ajay Mitchell[7] | Multi-Year |
| July 8, 2025 | Branden Carlson[8] | Two-Way Contract |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
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| June 28, 2025 | Colby Jones[9] | Waived | Detroit Pistons |
| July 3, 2025 | Adam Flagler | Free Agent | San Antonio Spurs |
| July 8, 2025 | Alex Ducas[10] | Free Agent | Brisbane Bullets |
References
- ^ "The NBA's two best teams last season are on completely divergent paths". NBC News. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Thunder Selects Thomas Sorber in the 2025 NBA Draft". Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Thunder Completes Trade With Washington Wizards". NBA.com. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Jaylin Williams to Multi-Year Contract Extension". okcthunder.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Ajay Mitchell to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com/thunder. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Branden Carlson to a Two-Way Contract". okcthunder.com. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Guard Colby Jones". www.gleague.nba.com/. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ "Bullets sign NBA Champion". www.nbl.com.au. Retrieved July 31, 2025.