JD and Justin break down the WILD start to Oklahoma City's 2025-26 season. First we make sense of the double OT thriller against the Indiana Pacers. A shorthanded OKC escapes Indianapolis with a W behind a new career-high 55 points from SGA, and a new career high for Ajay Mitchell. Then we rewind to ring night and the season opener against the Rockets. We look at Chet's huge start, SGA's late game brilliance, KD's Chris Webber moment and so much more.

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Jacob, JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick join forces to preview the upcoming OKC Thunder season with our favorite Uncontested tradition: bets! Each host makes a bold prediction and puts a unique payoff on the line as we work our way through what to expect for the 2025-26 season.

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Justin and Nick talk about the recent documentary releases that involve the Thunder (Loud City and Starting 5), Tuesday’s season opener — including ring night expectations, banner and ring design predictions — and wrap up with high-level expectations for the 2025-26 season.

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The crew talks two-way contract history, the lead candidate for the third spot this season and four interesting players who will look to climb the depth chart this season.

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JD and Justin discuss the Oklahoma City Thunder's preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's stellar performance, seeing more of the stars play, J-Will's new look, and more. Then we give our rapid reactions to the annual GM survey including lots of OKC love (and a few snubs)

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Jacob, Nick, Tayler, JD, and Justin break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's first preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets. We discuss Aaron Wiggins killer game, Jaylin Williams hot shooting, plus Brooks Barnhizer, Nikola Topic and Ousmane Dieng's performances.

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Jacob and Justin join forces to break down Sam Presti's comments to the media last week including his thoughts on “turning the page,” focusing on process over outcomes, the team’s willingness to explore new lineups and possibilities, financial realities under the new CBA, why dynasty talk is premature, and why this Thunder squad is still very much in the beginning stages of its journey despite being defending champions.

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Jacob, Justin, and Nick get together to discuss Jalen Williams feature in SLAM magazine including his untraditional road to the NBA, expectations following the Thunder's championship, and Dub's rise in stardom following his Finals performance. Then we play a game of Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales before looking ahead to the 2028 Olympic roster for USA Basketball and which players we think could make the cut.

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Jacob, JD, Justin, and Nick join forces to explore which OKC Thunder players will handle the scoring load for OKC next season. Using the hypothetical of the Spurs Christmas Day matchup and a Western Conference Finals game against the Denver Nuggets, we break down who gets points on the big stage and who sees their production slip.

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Jacob, Justin, Tayler, and Nick join forces to explore which OKC Thunder players get minutes next season. Using the hypothetical of the Spurs Christmas Day matchup and a Western Conference Finals game against the Denver Nuggets, we break down who gets minutes and who falls out of the rotation come playoff time.

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