The OKC Thunder have one of the brightest young cores in the entire NBA. The team jumped from 24 wins to 40 wins a year ago behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s superstar emergence, Josh Giddey taking a year two leap, and Jalen Williams dominating in his rookie season, finishing runner-up for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. That ended in a play-in bid following the 2022-23 NBA regular season, a return to the postseason after a two-year hiatus. Despite falling a game shy of a playoff series, the future looks incredibly bright in Bricktown.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have only added to their group this offseason from a year ago.