Jalen Williams agrees to 5-year max rookie contract with Oklahoma City Thunder, deal could reach $287 million

After this past season, Jalen Williams is a household name. The first-time All-Star and NBA champion has the contract extension to show for it now. Williams agreed to a five-year…

Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams to have surgery on right wrist after playing entire postseason with the injury

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti told reporters on…

Cooper Flagg set to become Mavericks’ new main man as the expected No. 1 pick in NBA draft

NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were together celebrating a victory over North Carolina the night of Feb. 1 when one of them saw the news…

2025-26 NBA Finals odds: Oklahoma City Thunder open as biggest title favorites since Kevin Durant-Steph Curry Warriors

The Oklahoma City Thunder just won their first NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 Sunday night in Game 7 to cap off a dominant season. Oddsmakers don’t think the…

Thunder, Pacers set for winner-take-all game 7 in NBA Finals

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; over/under…

Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals: Indiana does what it does best to defend its home court

INDIANAPOLIS — The last time the Indiana Pacers pulled to within two games of an NBA championship, it was a stay of execution, delaying the inevitable celebration for the Los…

Pacers fail to sweep Games 1 and 2 in a series for the first time in these playoffs

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For the Indiana Pacers, a chance at being perfect in Games 1 and 2 of these playoffs went awry. They’ll have to settle for a mere…

Pacers vs. Thunder: History repeats, and OKC stands stunned after letting Finals opener slip away

OKLAHOMA CITY — The lead wasn’t big enough. The Thunder had opened the 2025 NBA Finals with a borderline-unbelievable half of defensive basketball. They’d forced the visiting Pacers into a…

Indiana Pacers ‘cheated death’ again to stun OKC Thunder in NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.  OKC was in control for…

NBA Playoff MVPs: These 10 stars have been the best performers of this epic postseason

A month since we first ranked our playoff MVP candidates and two weeks since we last did, we are nearly through three rounds of a postseason filled with game-winners, comebacks…