A month into the NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are favorites to repeat as champions, with Denver and Cleveland next in line.

The final day of group play in the 2025 NBA Cup began with six spots in the knockout rounds still up for grabs and three straight winner-take-all games to decide a group. It was as climactic a day as the NBA could have hoped for when instituting the in-season tournament.

The Lakers are are not deep enough to compete with OKC Thunder or the Denver Nuggets, reckons Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take the floor at Paycom Center on Friday night for their final tune-up before the 2025–26 regular season, hosting the Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. The game marks the end of a six-game preseason run for the defending NBA ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder capped off its preseason Friday night, with a 16-point fourth quarter comeback win, 94-91, over the Denver Nuggets in Paycom Center. Ousmane Dieng stole the show, scoring 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, nailing a buzzer ...

"The Thunder will be patient and cautious reacclimating Williams, having previous experience with the lengthy absence of star big man Chet Holmgren last season, who missed three months due to a hip injury before returning in February and gradually making Oklahoma City whole ahead of the playoffs."

The Phoenix Suns (12-7) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-1) on Friday in NBA Cup group play. Tip-off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is at 9:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Suns vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder finally wrapped up a six game preseason slate on Friday playing host to the Denver Nuggets. This game served as a dress rehearsal for the Oklahoma City Thunder are rising star Chet Holmgren made his preseason debut. The starting ...

Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder's best regular-season start in franchise history, one NBA analyst is calling it the best he's ever seen. After taking in the Thunder's impressive back-to-back wins against the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Paycom Center, Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix is still in awe.