Thunder Receive High Offseason Grade After Making 3 Key Decisions originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It has been a relatively quiet offseason for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was to be expected as almost their entire core from last season are set to return next season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are no longer a team of promise but a team of purpose after winning the championship last season.

After being the youngest first seed in NBA history, the Oklahoma City Thunder pivoted to win-now moves in the 2024 offseason. The rebuild was over as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren established themselves as one of the best trios.

Satisfactory is not enough to describe how Oklahoma City has handled its matters to start the offseason. They began by making a few key signings to extend role players.

The 2025 NBA Draft also included a trade for the Thunder, as Oklahoma City flipped the No. 24 pick to the Sacramento Kings. In return, the Thunder received a 2027 San Antonio Spurs first-round ...

There hasn’t been much of an “offseason” for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Such is life for the NBA champs. Still cleaning up the confetti from its championship parade, the draft, free agency and summer league have followed in quick succession.

In his nine full games before injury, Holmgren looked like Oklahoma City’s second-best player, averaging 18.2 points and 9.2 rebounds while shooting 51.9% from the field and 40% from three.

Amid a flurry of offseason ... can the Thunder avoid complacency? That’s the first question in today’s Thunder mailbag. Email me at [email protected] with questions for future mailbags. Let’s get to it. More: OKC Thunder forward Jaylin ...