Oklahoma City Thunder 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Tayler Peterson (@Tayler_P15) and JD Silva (@jdsilva_) from The Uncontested Podcast (@The_Uncontested) for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder. SUBSCRIBE TO THE UNCONTESTED ON PATREON. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
2:51 - The Thunder’s title run
6:21 - Biggest takeaways from last season
9:36 - Why the Thunder are built to last
12:22 - The Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams extensions
17:45 - Continued development of Chet Holmgren
23:36 - Future of Jalen Williams
31:20 - Impact of Isaiah Hartenstein
35:45 - Continued development of Cason Wallace
39:35 - What is the ceiling of Ajay Mitchell?
43:43 - Are Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins expendable?
49:09 - Developing young talent while still contending
50:27 - Nikola Topic expectations
53:57 - Early impressions Thomas Sorber
58:02 - Early impressions of Brooks Barnhizer
1:00:45 - Room for offensive improvement?
1:01:42 -Future of Ousmane Dieng
1:05:13 - Biggest needs, Under-the-radar storylines
1:08:20 - Top-10 rotation
1:10:30 - Go-to crunch-time unit
1:12:46 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:15:45 - FREE-THROW MERCHANTS
1:19:22 - PREDICTIONS

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