Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 8 seasons:
🔵 2x NBA MVP
🔵 1x NBA Champion
🔵 1x Finals MVP
🔵 1x WCF MVP
🔵 1x Clutch Player of the Year
🔵 1x NBA Scoring Champion
🔵 4x All-Star
🔵 4x All-NBA First Team
Hall of Fame Resume in less than 10 years 😤
@GoldenBaldieSzn He would have got significantly less if he left in camp. You're right it I'd selfish and unfair. But they are all there for the money. If you want to go home, have your dad at home unwell and have the opportunity to take home full pay. I can see why his head was turned
@Zuffa_Boxing@ConorNigel@RiyadhSeason Conor Benn - the main he claimed he turned down a chance to fight for the IBO belt because its not a legitimate world title 🙄
BEST 25-GAME STARTS IN NBA HISTORY 🔥
2025-26 Thunder (24-1)
2015-16 Warriors (24-1)
OKC is now tied with the 2015-16 Warriors for the best 25-game start to a season in NBA history!
Shai and the Thunder aim for their 17th win in a row vs. the Spurs on Saturday, 12/13 in @emirates NBA Cup Semifinals action at 9:00pm/et on Prime. 🏆
The scariest sentence in the NBA just dropped: Jalen Williams 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.
Fresh off winning the 2025 NBA Championship, the Thunder have completely ignored the typical "title hangover," opening the season with a terrifying 18-1 record.
But the story gets absolutely insane behind the scenes.
J-Dub’s long absence was actually the team's winning lottery ticket. By sitting out those 19 games, he broke the NBA’s new 65-game rule.
The unfortunate truth is that J-Dub misses out on All-NBA and about $48 MILLION in contract bonuses. The amazing truth for the franchise is that all of that money is instantly saved.
That $48 million in savings is the exact cushion GM Sam Presti might need to duck the punitive Second Apron.
And just to twist the knife a little more, don't forget the asset that’s still sitting in the bank.
While the Thunder are busy reintegrating an All-Star onto an 18-1 team, they are also clutching the unprotected 2026 Clippers first-round pick.
It’s currently looking like a high lottery selection, giving the best team in basketball a 26.3% shot at a Top 4 pick next summer 🤯
...and they also have the Jazz pick (1-8 protected), and the Sixers pick (1-4 protected).
So, to recap the "struggle" in Oklahoma City:
⚡Dominated the league (18-1) without star wing.
⚡Saved $48 million because he didn't play.
⚡He is now back, fresh and rested.
⚡They might draft another superstar in June.
The Thunder are gaming the system in real-time.