Thunder

It appears the slightly new look Thunder minus Kevin Durant are here to stay. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical the Thunder have finalized extensions with Center Steven Adams and Shooting Guard Victor Oladipo. First they agreed to a four-year, $84 million extension with talented two-way guard Victor Oladipo. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/793179475299082240] Oladipo pairs with [...]

The moment that Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors (and sell his soul to the devil, just kidding, maybe…) was the moment that everyone not only wondered just how dangerous and frightening the Warriors would, but also that “Russell Westbrook was about to put up mind-numbing numbers this season.” Westbrook is [...]

Losing Kevin Durant has not saved the Oklahoma City Thunder from a whirlwind of expenses. They have already upped Russell Westbrook’s salary for the right to delay his free agency an extra year, and now, with the league’s deadline for extensions fast approaching, they’re talking turkey with both Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo, according to [...]

Serge Ibaka never asked to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder. Such a stance has been up for debate since he was traded to the Orlando Magic. Was he unhappy playing third fiddle to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Displeased with his role in the offense? Ready to take on a new challenge elsewhere, as a [...]

Last year, Billy Donovan replaced Scott Brooks as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, inheriting a roster of three stars, in Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Russell Westbrook—a trio fit to headline a championship favorite. Now, one year later, just one of those players remains: Westbrook. And you ought to believe Donovan still appreciates [...]

Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder are forever. Or at least through next season. Anyone who thought that the Thunder might consider trading Westbrook after renegotiating his contract is apparently in for a rude awakening. Though Westbrook will be a more attractive trade chip in February, because he’ll have delayed his foray into free [...]

Will the Oklahoma City Thunder fans boo or cheer Kevin Durant when he returns to the Chesapeake Energy Arena for the first time as a member of the Golden State Warriors? We’ll have to wait until February to find out. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Oklahoma City Thunder are tentatively scheduled to play host to [...]

Things between Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant won’t be getting any less awkward any time soon. Durant, be it inadvertently or deliberately, drove a wedge between the two of them when he left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in free agency. That chasm has now only grown in the wake of [...]

Russell Westbrook has been pretty quiet since Kevin Durant left for Golden State. Russ has never been a big social media guy, but we have never received any sort of reaction from him. Until today. On the heels of Russ agreeing to sign an extension with OKC, Russ faced the media to talk about the [...]

After renegotiating his current contract, Russell Westbrook will be with the Oklahoma City Thunder through at least the 2017-18 season. The extension itself, while encouraging, has given the Thunder two seasons, before his player option ahead of 2018-19, to sell Westbrook on a long-term future in Oklahoma City. That long-term pitch begins immediately. And it [...]