Oklahoma City fell short of a title last season. No, not the Larry O'Brien—they won that, and for the first time in franchise history. But before they got there

The Oklahoma City Thunder face the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA preseason game on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 (10/14/25) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Braun averaged 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals last season, his third in the NBA. He jumped from 47.3 percent from the field his first two seasons to 58.0 percent. He’s a 38.4 percent 3-point shooter for his career and a solid defender.

Here are three takeaways from the Thunders win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Oklahoma City Thunder have continued to benefit from their aggressive defense as they forced 21 turnovers against the Bucks. OKC started this trend early in the game as they forced 10 turnovers in the first quarter, with nine of those being steals.

Los campeones defensores de la NBA no se ven a sí mismos de esa manera. La 80ª temporada de la NBA comienza la noche del martes en Oklahoma City, donde el Thunder —el campeón "defensor", aunque no par

The irony of the 2025-26 NBA season is that it is simultaneously extremely predictable and an unpredictable mess. We can say pretty confidently who's going to be at the top. The Thunder are leaps and bounds ahead of the field on paper.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are attempting to defend their title in the midst of the parity era which has fallen on the NBA for the first time in league history.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is not taking it easy in preseason as he went off for an impressive performance in a 116-112 win for the Thunder.

The defending NBA Champions, Oklahoma City Thunder, travel to Fiserv Forum to face the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night on Peacock at 8 p.m. ET.

One of Oklahoma City's 2025 draft picks had another solid showing in the Thunder's preseason win against Milwaukee.v

In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles. The league completely eschewed the Eastern Conference on its first showcase night in four months, indicating it understands something many fans have felt for some time now: The West is the far better conference.

T he 2025-26 NBA season starts tomorrow. The Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off the season looking to defend their title with a matchup against the bolstered Houston Rockets, fresh off adding and extending superstar forward Kevin Durant.