Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren brought the Oklahoma City Thunder a title this season, and now the team has secured its three stars for the long haul.

The Oklahoma City Thunder captured the first NBA championship in franchise history last month. Based on how they've thrown around their money in the last few weeks, they expect to compete for more championships with basically the same roster for a long while.

Fresh off an NBA championship, the Oklahoma City Thunder get to afford the rare luxury of a blue-chip prospect headlining their Summer League squad. Nikola Topic has finally suited up after sitting out last year due to a torn ACL. He went No. 12 in the 2024 NBA draft.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and forward Jalen Williams have agreed to a five-year max extension worth as much as $287 million, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Sportsbooks have already posted odds on all 30 NBA teams' over/under (the amount of games a team will win in the regular season), and the Oklahoma City Thunder's win total reveals just how much of a gap there is between the defending champs and the rest of the NBA.

In a business where you can't hold grudges, Josh Giddey didn't spend his June hoping to see his former squad come up just short of a championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder captured the Larry O'Brien trophy and completed one of the greatest seasons ever.

Memphis' top draft picks could debut against defending champions Oklahoma City tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU with streaming options available.