2025 Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City finished 68-14, sixteen games clear of the next-best team in the West, the largest gap between a one and two seed in league history. The roster was young and built through the draft and a deep stash of picks, with Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso added for size and defense.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the league at 32.7 points a game. He became the first player since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 to win the scoring title, MVP, and Finals MVP in one season. Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren gave him a two-way frontcourt and a reliable second and third option.

The playoffs were not smooth. The Thunder swept Memphis, survived seven games against Denver, and beat Minnesota in five. The Finals went the distance against Indiana, the first Game 7 since 2016.

Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in the first quarter of Game 7. Oklahoma City pulled away in the second half to win 103-91, with Gilgeous-Alexander finishing 29 points and 12 assists. It was the franchise's first championship since the SuperSonics won in 1979.

The starting five was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins, Chet Holmgren, and Luguentz Dort. Mark Daigneault coached the group with Cason Wallace as the primary bench scorer.

The full roster ran deeper than the headline names. Role players who mattered included Isaiah Hartenstein (free-agent addition for rebounding); Alex Caruso (the only player with prior Finals experience); Isaiah Joe (bench shooter).

The 2025 title came in the modern era of load management, threes, and switch-heavy defense. The Oklahoma City Thunder still had to win four series, usually against teams built to contend rather than tank.

The Oklahoma City Thunder share a lineage with other banners from 1979. Compare those seasons on the franchise hub to see how the roster and style changed between title runs.

Looking back, the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder won 68 games and the franchise's first title since the move from Seattle, beating the Indiana Pacers in a seven-game Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander swept the honors, taking the scoring title, regular-season MVP, and Finals MVP in the same year. They were the youngest team to reach the Finals since the 1977 Trail Blazers.

For the full roster beyond the featured starters, see the table on this page. For other Oklahoma City Thunder titles, use the franchise hub linked below.