Breakdown of the Current NBA Financial Landscape

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the current financial situation for each NBA team.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Michael Jordan Praises Westbrook’s ‘Sense of Loyalty’

Michael Jordan praised Russell Westbrook for his “sense of loyalty” in his speech inducting the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Thursday in Oklahoma City. “Another thing you guys should be proud of is the sense of loyalty this kid has shown,” Jordan said as the crowd burst into an […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
MJ on Westbrook’s Loyalty: ‘Proud of Him’

Michael Jordan praised Russell Westbrook for his “sense of loyalty” in his speech inducting the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Thursday in Oklahoma City. “Another thing you guys should be proud of is the sense of loyalty this kid has shown,” Jordan said as the crowd burst into an […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Ibaka on Game Winner Against OKC: ‘Felt Good’

There’s a certain poetry in what happened Sunday night between the Orlando Magic and the Oklahoma City Thunder, a back-and-forth shootout that featured a 21-point comeback and a game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left. It was in Serge Ibaka scoring a career-high 31 points in his return to the franchise that traded him over the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Oladipo Admits to Feeling ‘Shocked’ Upon Being Traded

Victor Oladipo sat on an airplane en route to North Carolina when he heard the news. The Orlando Magic had traded him, Ersan Ilyasova and 11th overall pick Domantas Sabonis to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Serge Ibaka. “I was a little shocked at first,” Oladipo recalled Saturday in a phone interview. “But after it […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
OKC Thunder Playing Impressive Defense

The Thunder are one of the best defensive teams this season. Can they keep playing at this high level?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Blake Griffin on Game in OKC: Clippers My Main Focus

As the Clippers prepare to depart for Oklahoma City and try to avenge their lone loss of the season, Blake Griffin brushed aside notions that those close to him would be recruiting the star power forward to play for his hometown team after the season. “People that I talk to and my friends and family […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Projecting Cap Space Under Potential Labor Deal

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down and projects teams’ cap space under potential CBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Kevin Durant Leads Warriors in Route Over Thunder

Kevin Durant(39 points) and the Golden State Warriors made the Oklahoma City Thunder look like a team bereft of more than the 2013-14 MVP. In a blowout that felt like a reckoning, the Thunder fell 122-96 on Thursday night. Source: Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021