Thunder Buddies

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Game-by-game discussion on the Oklahoma City Thunder from NewsOK Sports

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Thunder Buddies episodes:

02.09.2024
Thunder trades for Gordon Hayward
The Thunder added Gordon Hayward at the trade deadline Thursday. Beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto break down the deal.
01.24.2024
Road recap and 2022 redraft
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's extended road trip and look back on the 2022 NBA Draft. Where would Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams go today?
01.17.2024
Midseason grades
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto grade the Thunder's top-eight rotation players through the halfway mark of the season.
01.10.2024
Thunder wraps up East Coast trip
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's East Coast trip, talk Aaron Wiggins' value and discuss the Ringer's updated player rankings.
01.05.2024
Thunder midseason over/unders
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's loss in Atlanta and make some rest-of-season predictions for OKC
01.03.2024
Do the Thunder need to make a trade?
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto talk OKC's tough January schedule and ask the question: Do the Thunder need to make a trade?
12.18.2023
Thunder's signature win in Denver
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto talk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game-winner in Denver, Chet Holmgren's place among rookie greats and where SGA ranks in the MVP race.
12.13.2023
OKC arena vote passes
Oklahoma City residents voted yes Tuesday night to fund a new downtown arena. Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto break down the vote, what it means and what happens next. They also discuss their favorite arenas in...
12.07.2023
Changing of the guard
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's loss in Houston, Josh Giddey's ongoing struggles and what might change with OKC's guard rotation.
11.30.2023
Introducing Joel, our new man on the Thunder beat
Meet Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman's new Thunder beat writer. Joel and columnist Joe Mussatto talk Joel's background, his early Thunder thoughts, his reporting on Josh Giddey and more.
09.26.2023
Michael’s Last Thunder Buddies Pod And 6 Of The Most Interesting Media Day Storylines
After 95 incredibly fun podcasts, Michael Martin will be hosting his last Thunder Buddies podcast today. Michael explains what is going down, the timeline of events and what is up next for him. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael...
09.19.2023
Thunder Buddies: Mailbag
You all had questions and we had answers! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin have a special mailbag pod with questions from all of you great listeners. We discuss rotation staples, possible trades, Shai’s writing skills, best-case scenarios...
09.15.2023
New Arena Announcements, Final Shai FIBA Thoughts and KD’s 2010 International Breakout Compared to SGA’s
Today the Thunder Buddies are joined by a familiar face under a new title! Joe Mussatto, now a sports columnist, is back on the pod with Michael Martin and ready to talk Thunder basketball. Kicking things off we discussed the...
09.12.2023
Shai’s FIBA Showcase, Canada Beats Team USA And SGA’s Standing In The NBA
The Canadians made history this weekend lead by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they beat Team USA for the bronze medal in FIBA basketball. This is the first FIBA medal for Canada ever and their first medal in men’s basketball since the...
09.08.2023
Shai Vs Team USA For The Bronze With Rylan Stiles
While most Thunder fans were sound asleep, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort and Team Canada were in FIBA action against Serbia across the globe. The Canadians came up short, but Michael Martin and guest Rylan Stiles have all the info and...
09.05.2023
Shai vs. Luka And “Right Team, Wrong Time” Thunder Players
The 2018 NBA Draft battle is going overseas as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Team Canada will take on Luka Doncic and Team Slovenia. We have a short preview of the game and how they have matched up against each other in...
09.01.2023
Giannis To The Thunder? The Top 15 Thunder Players Ever
The NBA is the sport that never sleeps. Earlier this week a rumor/report came out from an anonymous Western Conference executive claiming the Thunder are in the best position to go after Giannis if they want to. The Thunder Buddies:...
08.29.2023
FIBA Player Draft And Checking In With Thunder Players In FIBA Action
We have real actual basketball to talk about! The FIBA World Cup is in group play. Team Canada was in action earlier this morning led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and even earlier Josh Giddey led the Boomers and Team Australia to...
08.28.2023
2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather Part 2: Unhinged Edition With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles
Today on the Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin, Derek Parker, Rylan Stiles and Clemente Almanza have assembled like Voltron to give out some wild and fun, “would you rather” Thunder questions going into the 2023-2024 season. A unique pod for sure...
08.25.2023
2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles
Today on the Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin, Derek Parker, Rylan Stiles and Clemente Almanza have assembled like voltron to give out their best, “would you rather” Thunder questions going into the 2023-2024 season. A fun one for sure where the...
08.23.2023
Bye Bye TyTy And Garuba Along With Thunder Trivia
The Thunder roster crunch has been the topic of the summer in OKC. Earlier this week the Thunder cut ties with two former Houston Rocket first-round picks in TyTy Washington and Usman Garuba. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael...
08.18.2023
The Top 5 Thunder Games To Look Forward To With Brandon Rahbar
Yesterday was a big day on the NBA calendar! It was schedule release day! Now we know the exact time and date of every Oklahoma City Thunder game in 2023-2024. Today on the Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin is joined by...
08.15.2023
Drafting People Over Players And An Outside Perspective With James Edwards III
For this edition of the Thunder Buddies a special guest joined us: James Edwards III of the Athletic who is a senior NBA writer, Detroit Pistons reporter and podcaster. We get a different perspective on Thunder’s core from an outside...
08.08.2023
Thunder Buddies Listener Q And A
We needed questions and you all came through! So it's only appropriate we answered as many as we could! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin answer and discuss your great questions about the Thunder, the NBA and more! For...
08.04.2023
Making The Case For The End Of The Roster With Alex Speers
I hope I am not shocking or surprising anyone by asking this, but did you know the Thunder have a roster crunch and need to cut down some numbers? It seems with all the roster crunch talk it is always...
08.01.2023
Thunder Players Trade Value Ranking
This is NOT a player ranking. Inspired by Bill Simmons' trade value columns, the Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin tier every member of the Thunder roster, explain their reasoning for tiering, how trade value can be measured, contract...
07.28.2023
Very Important Voting, Don’t Compare Chet To Wemby And Are We In A Big Man Renaissance?
Don’t forget how the Thunder got here. There is tons of talk about the Thunder’s far away new arena plans and there is already murmuring about the city vote on the plans. The Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin and Berry Tramel...
07.25.2023
Jared Butler To DC And Listeners/Readers Q&A
First Danillo Galinari, Mike Muscala, Eugene Omoruyi and now Jared Butler? It feels like there's a recent Thunder migration to the Washington Wizards. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin have all the Butler news, why this happened and...
07.21.2023
New Thunder Arena Plans And Chet and JDub Join Team USA Select
Yesterday Mayor David Holt made a big announcement pushing forward momentum on a new downtown arena that would be the home for the Thunder. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown all the new arena news, why this...
07.19.2023
Mark Daigneault’s Contract Extension And Settling Your Chet-Xpectations
Right before this podcast was recorded news broke that Mark Daigneault has agreed to a contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the news, why this happened, what it says about...
07.14.2023
Top 3 Thunder Takeaways From Summer League And Our In-Season Tournament Reactions And Suggestions
As Summer League is coming to a close, it is only appropriate that we talk about our biggest takeaways from the games. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown their biggest takeaways, lessons learned and more from Salt...
07.11.2023
Cason Wallace Net Scorching Debut, Evaluating Chet’s First Games Back, Watching Wemby in Person, Storytime With Joe From Vegas And Roster Crunch Ruckus
Summer League is in full swing! Cason Wallace shined in his first game for the Thunder. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown Cason’s debut, Joe’s time in Vegas this week, watching Victor Wembenyama in person, All the...
07.07.2023
Tre Is The Mann In Summer League, Chet’s Early Returns, What Does History Say Micic’s Production Will Look Like And What’s The Best Use For Ous?
We are in full Summer League swing with the Salt Lake City games wrapped up and now OKC will make their way to Las Vegas for more games. The Thunder Buddies: Berry Tramel and Michael Martin on today’s podcast deep...
07.03.2023
Micic Signs With OKC, Who Is Jack White, Mills/Oladipo Trades, 3 Things To Watch For OKC In SLC And A 2016 Bad Contract Draft
The Thunder did the unexpected this week and signed Vasilje Micic! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the Micic signing, why now, how he fits with OKC, the Thunder adding assets alongside Victor Oladipo and Patty Mills,...
06.30.2023
The Thunder Buddies Cason Wallace Super Cut
The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin have talked about Cason on a variety of podcasts and different episodes and segments. We thought it would be fun to do a super cut of all the Cason Wallace conversations we...
06.27.2023
Where Does Cason Wallace Rank Among Former Kentucky Guards?
The draft is over and we finished up the Thunder rookie introductory press conference on Saturday, but the season never stops! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin discuss their biggest takeaways from meeting the rookies for the first...
06.23.2023
Welcome to the Thunder: Cason Wallace and Keyontae Johnson
It finally happened! After months of discussion, research and more the 2023 NBA Draft delivered all the classic moments you would expect. The Thunder had an eventful night themselves trading up to 10 to take Kentucky guard Cason Wallace. The...
06.20.2023
Micic Mania, Top 5 Thunder Draft Guys And Our Final Draft Thoughts
The draft is two days away! We are inching closer to knowing who the Thunder will add to their roster in the 2023 NBA Draft this Thursday. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin kick off the pod by...
06.16.2023
Thunder 2023 Draft Prospect Tier Rankings
As the draft gets closer we get more and more of a consensus of the top 5, top 10 and more for prospects. Although that is nice, sometimes tiers are the better way to distinguish the range players are in!...
06.13.2023
The Thunder Trade With The Nuggets And Is It Worth It To Trade Up?
Are you all ready for the NBA Draft? Even during the finals Sam Presti is still working and made a trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the trade, why both teams did...
06.09.2023
Are You A Bilal-liever in Coulibaly And Rayan Rupert? With No Ceiling’s Tyler Rucker
We are less than 2 weeks away from the 2023 NBA Draft! Bilal Coulibaly has been the talk of the draft recently and rocketed up draft boards. Michael Martin is joined by Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings to break down...
06.06.2023
What Can The Thunder Learn From Eastern Conference Playoff Teams?
The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin are back and ready to talk more basketball! Today on the Thunder Buddies, Joe and Michael discuss good and bad lessons the Thunder can learn from the 8 teams who made the...
06.02.2023
What Can The Thunder Learn From Western Conference Playoff Teams?
The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin are back and ready to talk more OKC hoops! Today on the Thunder Buddies, Joe and Michael discuss the good and bad lessons the Thunder can learn from the 8 teams who...
05.30.2023
6 Premier Thunder Draft Prospects With Rafael Barlowe
The 2023 NBA Draft is only 23 days away! Today on the Thunder Buddies Michael Martin is joined by the Director of scouting for the NBA Big Board, Founder of the NBA Draft Junkies and host of the Locked on...
05.26.2023
3 Thunder Trade Up Ideas And Which Draft Prospects Have Worked Out In OKC
The Thunder have been no strangers to making trades and especially during the NBA draft. Last year Sam Presti pulled the trigger and moved up to get Ousmane Dieng. Who is to say that won’t happen again this year with...
05.23.2023
Draft Deep Dive With Derek Parker Part 2
It is finally Draft SZN! That means it is time to get some deep dives into the prospects in the draft, evaluate their skill sets and their fit with teams in the draft. Michael Martin is joined on the Thunder...
05.19.2023
Draft Deep Dive With Derek Parker Part 1
It is finally Draft SZN! That means it is time to get some deep dives into the prospects in the draft, evaluate their skill sets and their fit with teams in the draft. Michael Martin is joined on the Thunder...
05.17.2023
Post NBA Lottery Reactions: Thunder Stay at 12, Spurs Win The Lottery, Rockets Fall To 4 And Trade Up Targets
It was a ping-pong ball party in Chicago as the NBA Lottery took place on Tuesday night to decide the draft order for the 2023 NBA Draft. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the Thunder standing pat...
05.12.2023
Thunder Report Cards Part 5: Mark Daigneault, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams
As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! In this episode, The Thunder Buddies: Berry Tramel and Michael Martin breakdown Mark Daigneault, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams along with their preseason/deadline ...
05.09.2023
Thunder Report Cards Part 4: Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Dario Saric
As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! In this episode, The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Dario Saric along with their preseason/deadline ...

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Thunder Buddies episodes:

Thunder trades for Gordon Hayward

Road recap and 2022 redraft

Midseason grades

Thunder wraps up East Coast trip

Thunder midseason over/unders

Do the Thunder need to make a trade?

Thunder's signature win in Denver

OKC arena vote passes

Changing of the guard

Introducing Joel, our new man on the Thunder beat

Michael’s Last Thunder Buddies Pod And 6 Of The Most Interesting Media Day Storylines

Thunder Buddies: Mailbag

New Arena Announcements, Final Shai FIBA Thoughts and KD’s 2010 International Breakout Compared to SGA’s

Shai’s FIBA Showcase, Canada Beats Team USA And SGA’s Standing In The NBA

Shai Vs Team USA For The Bronze With Rylan Stiles

Shai vs. Luka And “Right Team, Wrong Time” Thunder Players

Giannis To The Thunder? The Top 15 Thunder Players Ever

FIBA Player Draft And Checking In With Thunder Players In FIBA Action

2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather Part 2: Unhinged Edition With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles

2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles

Bye Bye TyTy And Garuba Along With Thunder Trivia

The Top 5 Thunder Games To Look Forward To With Brandon Rahbar

Drafting People Over Players And An Outside Perspective With James Edwards III

Thunder Buddies Listener Q And A

Making The Case For The End Of The Roster With Alex Speers

Thunder Players Trade Value Ranking

Very Important Voting, Don’t Compare Chet To Wemby And Are We In A Big Man Renaissance?

Jared Butler To DC And Listeners/Readers Q&A

New Thunder Arena Plans And Chet and JDub Join Team USA Select

Mark Daigneault’s Contract Extension And Settling Your Chet-Xpectations

Top 3 Thunder Takeaways From Summer League And Our In-Season Tournament Reactions And Suggestions

Cason Wallace Net Scorching Debut, Evaluating Chet’s First Games Back, Watching Wemby in Person, Storytime With Joe From Vegas And Roster Crunch Ruckus

Tre Is The Mann In Summer League, Chet’s Early Returns, What Does History Say Micic’s Production Will Look Like And What’s The Best Use For Ous?

Micic Signs With OKC, Who Is Jack White, Mills/Oladipo Trades, 3 Things To Watch For OKC In SLC And A 2016 Bad Contract Draft

The Thunder Buddies Cason Wallace Super Cut

Where Does Cason Wallace Rank Among Former Kentucky Guards?

Welcome to the Thunder: Cason Wallace and Keyontae Johnson

Micic Mania, Top 5 Thunder Draft Guys And Our Final Draft Thoughts

Thunder 2023 Draft Prospect Tier Rankings

The Thunder Trade With The Nuggets And Is It Worth It To Trade Up?

Are You A Bilal-liever in Coulibaly And Rayan Rupert? With No Ceiling’s Tyler Rucker

What Can The Thunder Learn From Eastern Conference Playoff Teams?

What Can The Thunder Learn From Western Conference Playoff Teams?

6 Premier Thunder Draft Prospects With Rafael Barlowe

3 Thunder Trade Up Ideas And Which Draft Prospects Have Worked Out In OKC

Draft Deep Dive With Derek Parker Part 2

Draft Deep Dive With Derek Parker Part 1

Post NBA Lottery Reactions: Thunder Stay at 12, Spurs Win The Lottery, Rockets Fall To 4 And Trade Up Targets

Thunder Report Cards Part 5: Mark Daigneault, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams

Thunder Report Cards Part 4: Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Dario Saric