The Oklahoma City Thunder are less than a month away from kicking off their new 2026-27 NBA season. It was an offseason of subtraction rather than addition for the Thunder , as the team traded Lu Dort ,

Sam Presti Gives Revealing Answer Regarding Cason Wallace at his preseason interview.

In his 2026-27 preseason press conference, Sam Presti addressed OKC's ongoing contract negotiations with Cason Wallace. He's been eligible for a new deal all summer. Fresh off a breakout third year, the 22-year-old is projected to take an even larger leap this upcoming year.

“He really coached me,” Presti reflected. Dodd wrote that the one-time NBA Executive of the Year carried that moment since. Then, in 2023, he reread Bill Bradley’s book “Values of the Game.” It pushed him to track McCaffrey down. Presti wanted to tell him what that day had meant.

While Ajay Mitchell is entering his third year with the Oklahoma City Thunder, he’s yet to have a fully healthy season, of which GM Sam Presti reminded the media during his preseason address. After Presti discussed Chet Holmgren’s struggles versus Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7’s loss in the Western Conference Finals,

Anticipation builds in Oklahoma City as Sam Presti and Mark Daigneault address roster questions, injury updates, and rookie roles ahead of a highly anticipated championship defense.

Holmgren was the butt of the joke during the 2026 postseason. He did struggle, and even he would be the first one to admit that, but he has put in the work in the offseason to make the necessary improvements.

Russell Westbrook is almost the consensus choice for the best player in Oklahoma City Thunder history . Westbrook’s MVP, both of his scoring titles, two of his three assist titles, and eight of his nine All-Star nods came with the team that he started his career with.