Longtime Thunder role player Kenrich Williams didn’t want to be anywhere but Oklahoma City, even in a rebuild. Now, he's a ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder went organic, grew a contender mainly from Draft fertilizer ... and two pick swaps from the Rockets to start a rebuild. • The 2022 draft. OKC was fortunate to draw ...

OKC was no longer a contender. Failing to get past the first round, post Durant. Damian Lillard hit one of the most iconic shots in NBA history - which officially made the Thunder go into rebuild.

The modern iteration of the city, of course, is not just shaped by its urban renewal, but by the never-healing scar of being ...

This rebuild centered around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren, who have led the Thunder to the NBA Finals. Presti's plan involved patience, waiting for the young core's ...

In that period, they developed their players, drafted talent, and built a contender the traditional ... have the chance to emulate the Thunder's rebuild, if they can draft right.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 ... This “uncommon” team, as Daigneault loves to call it, has pushed the boundaries. For a rebuild, for a contender. For what could ...

The Memphis Grizzlies have all of the trappings of a contender. They have a big three ... Obviously, that didn't work in the playoffs. The Thunder swept the Grizzlies out of the first round.

Not because the Thunder was shopping Williams, but because OKC, in Year 2 of its rebuild, had the kind of player in Williams that every contender covets. A versatile defender who could knock down ...

After failing to win a title with a superstar trio in the 2010s, Oklahoma City is back in contention with a young, talented core.

The Brooklyn Nets are entering the first official year of their rebuild after trading Mikal Bridges for draft capital. The organization took the right step in resetting the roster, and now they go ...