Oklahoma City Thunder 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Nick Crain (@CrainNBA), Jacob Kniffen (@JacobKniffen) and Tayler Peterson (@Tayler_P15) from The Uncontested podcast to break down the 2026-27 Oklahoma City Thunder. SUBSCRIBE TO THE UNCONTESTED ON YOUTUBE, and SUPPORT THEM ON PATREON: https://t.co/RoXfK1lcdL. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
4:21 - Themes from last season
8:17 - Oklahoma City’s collateral damage
14:56 - Who picks up Lu Dort’s defensive workload?
16:43 -  Jalen Williams’ “return”
21:28 - Trickle-down effect of Dort’s absence
24:41 - Cason Wallace’s role and future
34:06 - Can Chet Holmgren be more aggressive?
42:12 - Ajay Mitchell’s continue development
47:56 - Jared McCain’s fit
52:46 - The Thunder’s approach to player development
55:16 - Bennett Stirtz, Thomas Sorber, Aday Mara
1:00:02 - Importance of Kenrich Williams
1:08:04 - Biggest needs
1:09:21 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stats
1:10:23 - OKC’s shooting
1:10:41 - Top-10 rotation
1:13:01 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:13:23 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:16:41 - PREDICTIONS

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