After collecting every trophy possible, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally came up short. Fresh off an NBA championship, the historic squad failed to win the 2025 ESPY award for Best Team of the Year. The NFL's Philadelphia Eagles were announced as the winner.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is a machine at churning out talented prospects, either still on the team's roster or upon their departure. From Serge Ibaka, James Ha

Oklahoma City Thunder free agency grades and recap: extensions, signings, and a roadmap to dynasty-level dominance.

With the recent extensions of Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are going to run into the second apron. OKC still have to extend Jalen Williams as well, and he will presumably get the max.

While Queen wasn't in the lineup, another notable college rookie did get a prominent role. Hunter Dickinson, a two-time consensus All-American in college, scored eight points and added seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 26 minutes.

Assets, Assets, and more Assets. Even if the Thunder win the NBA Finals this season, this year's team may very well be held in a lower regard than future iterations.

In preparation for the NBA Finals, which tips off on June 5, let's take a look at how the Thunder got here and how this team was built. 1. The pivotal summer of 2019 .

The Thunder were the best defensive team in the league this season. They are supremely physical. They cause turnovers and make it difficult for opposing teams to run an offense.

They have been to back-to-back Western Conference Finals and Anthony Edwards is still improving — do not sleep on this team. The Timberwolves locked up Julius Randle and Naz Reid, but losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker is going to sting. A lot.