The star duo in Oklahoma City can't be the only two players to put points on the board for the Thunder and its recent defeat to Golden State proved that.
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Photos: Best images from Thunder's 116-109 loss to Warriors
Warriors top Thunder despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Jones' off-ball contributions will likely make or break his Thunder tenure. When he's on the floor, the ball will seldom be in his hands as a role player. Some combination of Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and Williams will ideally run the offense.
NBA All-Star starters getting announced last Thursday on TNT, the attention shifts to the potential reserves this week. The Western Conference, as usual, has a deep pool of players to choose from and will inevitably have at least a few "snubs.
Here we will discuss the player who's part of the Oklahoma City Thunder' dream scenario for the 2025 NBA trade deadline.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in a 116-109 loss against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Below is a statistical breakdown of just how much of the Thunder offense
The NBA trade deadline is, for most teams, an exercise in resource-management. Take the Phoenix Suns. They are so desperate for the flexibility to make moves that they just traded one great first-round pick for three bad ones.
The narratives around the Oklahoma City Thunder this season has predominantly fallen back on the play of MVP candidate, and the league's leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Needless to say, that's fair in many respects.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be in a tough environment as they take on the Golden State Warriors on the road.
Still, Hall of Fame NBA player Paul Pierce had an idea for the Thunder -- trade Holmgren for Kevin Durant. The 36-year-old forward is still playing at an MVP-caliber level, and Pierce's reasoning was that Holmgren has hardly played in Oklahoma City's remarkable campaign thus far.
On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde dig deep into Dellenger's recent story on the lengthy response from the University of Michigan to the NCAA for their sign-stealing investigation.
The Thunder might be tempted to add another star to their core before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, but they'd be better off building around their current Big Three.
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