2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season
| 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Daigneault |
| General manager | Sam Presti |
| Owners | Professional Basketball Club LLC Clay Bennett (chairman) |
| Arena | Paycom Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma Griffin Media |
| Radio | KWPN and WWLS-FM |
The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season will be 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 for the first time in Oklahoma City, the Thunder will enter the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in the previous year's NBA Finals in seven games.
Previous season
The Thunder finished the 2024–25 season 68–14 to finish first in the Northwest Division, first in the Western conference for a second consecutive year and qualified for the playoffs. The Thunder won its first round series, sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies. Thunder won its Second round series by going to 7 games against Denver Nuggets, Thunder won the western conference finals in 5 games for the first time since the 2011–12 season against Minnesota Timberwolves. Thunder advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011–2012 season and won the NBA Finals by defeating the Indiana Pacers in seven games.
Offseason
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 this draft period (which lasted for two days, similar to the previous year's draft) holding two first-round picks and one second-round picks, with selections being acquired through trades made in previous seasons (including the late first-round pick acquired through a pick swap with the Los Angeles Clippers by the franchise-changing trade involving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander).[1][2]
Roster
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Legend
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Preseason
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Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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Transactions
Trades
| June 26, 2025[3] | To Oklahoma City Thunder 2027 SAS protected first-round pick |
To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Nique Clifford (24) |
| June 28, 2025[4] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Colby Jones |
To Washington Wizards Dillon Jones 2029 HOU second-round pick |
Free agency
Re-signings
| Date | Player | Contract |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2025 | Jaylin Williams [5] | Multi-Year |
| June 29, 2025 | Ajay Mitchell [6] | Multi-Year |
| July 8, 2025 | Branden Carlson | Two-Way Contract |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | Colby Jones | Waived | |
| July 3, 2025 | Adam Flagler | Free Agent | |
| July 8, 2025 | Alex Ducas | Free Agent | Brisbane Bullets |
References
- ^ 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.