NBA analyst Charles Barkley gushes over the Thunder's promising future, heading into 2025-26 as defending champions.

While the haul of first-round picks the OKC Thunder has put together will be a driver of future success, the stash of future second rounders shouldn’t go unnoticed.

Oklahoma City finds itself 24th in future outlook, according to the panel. In the group evaluation, the Thunder rank dead last in player talent, receiving a score of 11 out of 100 in the category.

With the three players signing deals that could be worth up to $822 million total, here's more on how OKC's cap situation ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams have been penciled in as Oklahoma City's pillars for a few seasons now, but this summer's contract extensions obviously confirm that belief.

Finally, Holmgren rated a post featuring a fake 4th of July food plate. He gave the final post a seven out of 10, rounding ...

Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, and Jaylin Williams were all key contributors. Now, Presti has added 2025 ...

These flashes were especially apparent at the G League level, where Dieng was one of the best players on that stage. In nine contests with the OKC Blue, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 boards and 3.0 ...

Whether the Thunder uses its future draft picks or trades them for a star in the near future, the roster structure has plenty of options moving forward. Oklahoma City’s patience and progress is ...

To help talk about the Thunder’s future outlook, I reached out to my colleague John Hollinger, a national NBA writer for The Athletic who served as the vice president of basketball operations ...