The Daily Thunder Podcast

It's trade deadline time, and host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar, and Daily Thunder contributor Ryan Woods react on the fly to the latest deadline deals, including the Thunder's acquisition of Jared McCain. How did Presti pull this off? What is McCain's role in the short and long-term? And is the Thunder the big winners of the trade deadline? Plus, the panel discuss all the Thunder injuries, including SGA's injury that will keep him out until after the All-Star Game.

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Cray and Brandon review the Thunder's injury-riddled last week, and ask whether the team is better heading into the home stretch of the season.

• Isaiah Hartenstein's return: has he been the Thunder's third-best player this season?
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's historic rise: where does he rank among the best scorers, ever?
• Should OKC fear Giannis Antetokounmpo coming to the West?

And more!

This week, Cray Allred joins Brandon Rahbar to recap theThunder's 3-1 road trip, preview the upcoming home stretch, and try to make the Thunder's trade season sound exciting.

• Appreciating Shai's greatness
• Peak Lu Dort
• Who would you trade Ajay Mitchell for?

And more!

Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar dive deep on the Spurs victory.

• What changed to lead to a Thunder win?
• Is San Antonio still a postseason matchup concern?
• Can the Thunder be this good if Jalen Williams' wrist isn't right?

And more!

On this week's episode, host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar, and Daily Thunder contributor Ryan Woods dive deep into what's behind the Thunder's slump--is it shooting variance, working Jalen Williams back into form, the defense, or something else? Listen in to find out.

On this New Year's Eve edition, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar start by breaking down the Thunder's losses to the Spurs and examine whether San Antonio just has OKC's number. Then, after breaking down wins against the 76ers and Hawks, Brandon and John give their top 10 Thunder moments of 2025 (and boy, there were some great ones).

In a very special holiday episode, we have a full panel with Brandon Rahbar, Cray Allred, Ryan Woods and host John Napier. The group dissects the Thunder's loss to the Wolves and the win against the Grizzlies. More importantly, the group gets in the Christmas spirit by giving some Thunder player some gifts this year. Then in even more fun, the panel recasts your favorite Thunder players in your favorite Christmas movies. Lastly, they preview the next two games against the Spurs.

Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar discuss the recent play from SGA and the Thunder. The Clippers are what the French call les incompétents. Will the Wolves put up a fight? Is the MVP's Shai's to lose? That and more on an exciting week of OKC basketball.

It's been a season full of sunshine. Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar dissect the team's recent electrifying performances, in an episode that AI suggested called for "Unstoppable Momentum: The Thunder's Journey to NBA Glory" as the title.

• Defense, depth, and dominance
• Will the Thunder win the NBA Cup in Vegas?
• Measuring up to the 2015-26 Warriors
• Ousmane Dieng Alert

And more!

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar recap yet another unbeaten week of basketball for the defending champs and also discuss:

• Is Shai under the radar?
• The rotation with so much depth
• That Rich Paul quote about OKC
• A look at the week ahead
• And more!