Overview

• Depth chart projections show a near run-it-back roster after max extensions for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren and re-signings that preserved rotation continuity.
• Rookie Thomas Sorber, the No. 15 pick, is expected to miss the entire season with a torn right ACL sustained Sept. 4, narrowing rookie options ahead of the Sept. 30 camp opener.
• Oddsmakers list the Thunder with the league’s best title odds at +275, and no team has repeated since the 2016–18 Warriors.
• The only noted departure was trading second-year forward Dillon Jones to the Wizards, with veterans such as Isaiah Hartenstein, Kenrich Williams and Alex Caruso anchoring depth.
• Recent analyses cite Lauri Markkanen, Jarrett Allen and Malik Monk as potential trade targets to boost spacing, interior defense and bench scoring.